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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

But he has been a cipher when it comes to the administration’s military “excursions,” as Trump calls them, and has reportedly even been exiled from the makeshift Mar-a-Lago situation room.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026

Gabriel could have come across as a mere cipher in this environment, a faceless spook navigating smoke and mirrors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

“Election Day” isn’t a space, say, with complex cipher codes to untangle.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

The Friedmans also housed some of their own papers in the library, as well as various cipher machines and coding devices.

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




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