cloak
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The researchers also tested whether the cloak could accommodate unusually complicated objects.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Scientists have developed and tested the first three-dimensional thermal invisibility cloak, a device that can conceal objects from infrared cameras while protecting them from extreme temperatures.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
And regardless of the metaphorical or philosophical cloak it may eventually wrap itself in, the show’s main function is to bridge one chapter of this franchise to the next.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
He has also claimed he was illegally removed from Libya to stand trial in the United States after "a cloak and dagger operation conducted in the dead of night".
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
A cloak was tied around his throat with a shimmering green jewel, and a leather belt was slung across his chest.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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According to the team, earlier experimental thermal cloaks have not demonstrated a comparable combination of geometric complexity and cloaking performance.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Throughout the holy city, Iranian flags can be seen printed on white pilgrims' garments, cloaks, bags and buses.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
Then she makes a beeline for a gaggle of giggling children and expectant women, most in flowing black cloaks.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2026
Here, the evildoers receive sumptuous cloaks along with their metaphorical daggers.
From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2026
He could see them clearly now: they appeared to have cast aside their hoods and black cloaks, and they were robed in white and grey.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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It’s cloaked language, but a nod to NIMBYs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Century-old El Floridita is cloaked with metal shutters.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Whatever happens will be cloaked in lies — and followed by gaslighting.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ms. Winger has always been a film actor of luminous transparency; her performance here, by contrast, feels cloaked in artifice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
She found a guilty pleasure in the humility he had cloaked himself in since Amala gave birth.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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That amount was the subject of a Senate investigation into whether Black had intentionally overpaid Epstein, cloaking money paid for personal reasons in the guise of financial services.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I’m including the comments in full because of how out of character they were for a Fed chair best known for cloaking his future decisions:
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
The researchers found they could accomplish this by "cloaking" the proteins with a negatively charged ion, so they would join with the positively charged lipids electrostatically.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
The hottest thing in military science at the moment is cloaking technology — super-stealth, or Harry Potter’s cloak of invisibility for those at the back of the class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
With my cloaking device engaged, I selected the nearest instance of the city and landed the Vonnegut just outside the wall of its dome, watching my scopes for other ships.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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