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arcane

[ahr-keyn] / ɑrˈkeɪn /


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It’s important to be able to talk in that way and bring the debate actually away from arcane interpretation and back towards: So what are we even doing in the first place here?

From Slate Aug. 10, 2026

Since such experiments often require arcane technical knowledge, researchers themselves have the most accurate information about such risks.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

So what better time to drop a new album full of arcane jokes, baffling vocal affects and light conspiracy theorizing?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Lodge, 71, a veteran practitioner in this rather arcane field, is a man who’s both exactly what you’d expect him to be and perhaps not what you anticipated.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

By design they were arcane, opaque, illiquid, and thus conveniently difficult for anyone but Morgan Stanley to price.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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