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

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

The Cybertruck has become a cipher for this injustice.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

It’s why Gere pushed for Bosko to be even more of a cipher than he was on the page.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

But Elizebeth was all business as she explained that it meant she was an expert in breaking secret code and cipher systems.

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