conceal
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Ms. ffitch does not conceal her personal sympathies—it’s safe to assume she is not on the side of the white supremacists—but she isn’t preachy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said on Friday it would use new powers under the Crime and Policing Act to prevent people involved in protest activity from wearing face coverings that conceal their identity.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Jordan sewed sage green curtains to conceal additional storage spaces and further brighten the space.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Even common, widespread animals can conceal surprises, and solving those mysteries often depends on bringing historical collections together with modern research and observations.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Elizabeth's well-honed espionage skills kicked in immediately: She managed to conceal Jacob's true identity from the policemen who investigated his death, and she gathered and burned all his many papers in her apartment's fireplace.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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Antarctica is a challenging place for palaeontologists to work and the ice conceals the prehistoric record in the rock beneath.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
However, this apparent balance conceals strong regional differences.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 25, 2026
Under the floorboards of her closet, Smith conceals “glittering refuse I had scavenged from trash bins, fragments of costume jewelry, rosary beads,” along with a blue toothbrush she’s invested with magical powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
I examine it and find a tiny pocket that both secures and conceals the pill.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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There is no glove box—and thus no place to keep the enormous owner’s manual, except in the concealed stowage under the console, where I would normally put my purse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
A score by Latham and Shelby Gaines balances discordant, atonal tones with suspense-driven sound design that captures the creaking noises of the forest and the concealed dangers it holds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Just the explanation that the verification system was down — an explanation that, in hindsight, seems to have concealed the more important fact that my coverage had already ended three days earlier.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 12, 2026
Certain species are extremely round and resemble the rain frogs found in mainland Africa, spending much of their time concealed beneath the forest floor.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Considering the crate half concealed by the fringed curtain at the back of the store, I highly doubted it.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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On Aug. 18, the day after prosecutors officially filed their case in court, Paul Robinson, who faces charges of felony tampering and concealing evidence, made a plea on Facebook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
In 1998, Max was sentenced to community service teaching art in Harlem and a $30,000 fine after prosecutors charged him with concealing $714,000 in income from art sales between 1988 and 1991.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
A man has been charged with concealing his identity at a protest in Portsmouth, after police warned they would arrest demonstrators using face masks and coverings.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Instead of exposed ice, they resemble sprawling fields of loose rock, while potentially concealing large quantities of ice below the surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
He could not see Ron’s or Hermione’s names anywhere on it, though the density of the crowd of dots now making its way to the Room of Requirement might, he thought, be concealing them.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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