cipher
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Each letter in a standard Caesar cipher is replaced by the one three spots down the alphabet so an ‘A’ becomes a ‘D.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The Cybertruck has become a cipher for this injustice.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025
That conversation comes up in “Twin Peaks: The Return” as Lynch flat-out confirms Laura Palmer to be a cipher for unyielding good, intended to restore universal balance after humankind developed a new capacity for evil.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025
While “Million Dollar Baby” is one of this year’s defining singles, Richman remains largely a cipher.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024
There the guests were divided into teams, then given cipher messages that told them where to seek out the next course.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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