cryptic
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These cryptic posts are meant to skirt secrecy rules, since officials’ names and résumés generally aren’t considered sensitive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The late Helaena and her cryptic needlepoint hardly helped clear things up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We don’t fully understand this. They are a cryptic species.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
However, after a few cryptic Instagram stories, James posted on Instagram on Saturday that he did in fact, watch the superstar couple tie the knot.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
I studied them closely until they left the train, their shoulders rocking, their heavy heel plates clicking remote, cryptic messages in the brief silence of the train's stop.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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