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conceal

[kuhn-seel] / kənˈsil /


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According to the case file seen by AFP, their consortium used shell companies and Albanian and foreign nationals, notably Dutch and Italian, to conceal the identity of the real owners of the concessions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Our observations show that what appears to be a typical short gamma-ray burst can actually conceal a much longer and richer episode of activity at soft X-ray energies."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Report cards covered in A’s can conceal years of missed learning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Former lovers, they cannot conceal from themselves or each other the depth of their old attachment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Lady Constance’s strange behavior made Penelope think of how Mrs. Clarke and the children had acted so oddly the previous day, when they were trying to conceal their party preparations from her.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Taiwan, once widely known as Formosa, conceals a remarkable natural world within its steep and rugged interior.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Antarctica is a challenging place for palaeontologists to work and the ice conceals the prehistoric record in the rock beneath.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

The network of shadow fleet tankers conceals their role in transporting oil from Iran, Russia and other sanctioned countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Quick as he can, Scoob shuts the hidden compartment, locks it, conceals the keyhole, and runs from his room.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

The new approach instead separates information from different regions, allowing researchers to identify atmospheric variations that would otherwise be concealed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Federal prosecutors say an OpenAI engineer concealed an encrypted audio recording device in toilet paper behind a conference-room television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

According to a Richmond Police Department social media post on Tuesday, officers responded to the area of 16th Street and Livingston Avenue to a report of a man walking around with a concealed rifle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The paintings were hidden behind a solid cinder-block wall and concealed so well that they were discovered only during a second search.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Considering the crate half concealed by the fringed curtain at the back of the store, I highly doubted it.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Android competitors offer larger inner display areas, but Apple focuses heavily on the quality of the hinge and concealing the crease where the phone folds rather than sheer screen real estate, analysts say.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Both were accused of concealing the dangers of their very profitable products.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

In 1998, Max was sentenced to community service teaching art in Harlem and a $30,000 fine after prosecutors charged him with concealing $714,000 in income from art sales between 1988 and 1991.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Nottingham ban is aimed at people whom police believe are concealing their identity to commit a crime or anti-social behaviour.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Even with a much more concealing mask, she would have recognized the upstart.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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