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arcane

adjective as in hidden, secret

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Carr has called those limits “arcane” and “artificial,” and has argued that they put local station owners at a disadvantage compared with companies like Netflix Inc.

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Carr has called those limits “arcane” and “artificial,” and has argued that they put local station owners at a disadvantage compared with companies like Netflix Inc.

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Called proposition bets, they allow bettors to focus on often arcane statistical achievements or odd occurrences.

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She knows, vaguely, it has something to do with how California draws the boundaries for its 52 congressional districts, a convoluted and arcane process that’s not exactly top of the mind for your average person.

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Notable in an off-year special election about the arcane and complicated process of redistricting, 71% of likely voters said they had heard a significant amount of information about the ballot measure, according to the poll.

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