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cipher

[sahy-fer] / ˈsaɪ fər /




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Even being in a writer’s room for “Beef” Season 2 — that was my first writer’s room — felt like a cipher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

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

While “Million Dollar Baby” is one of this year’s defining singles, Richman remains largely a cipher.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2024

If Enigma operators slipped up and used the same settings more than once, breaking the cipher was much easier.

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




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