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cipher

[sahy-fer] / ˈsaɪ fər /




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Frostproof became a cipher for just how untouchable the industry had become.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

To make the journey work without the audiences seeing each other, Broucke used a mathematical application called a Caesar cipher, created by the Roman general to send encrypted messages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Finally, Marilyn is not presented as a cipher to be solved or quarry to be caged.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Since the nascent days of filmmaking, “Nosferatu” has been a sociological cipher.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

For a start, Purple didn’t use rotors, the motorized gears inside most cipher machines.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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