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But at the recent G7 summit, Trump was caught on a hot mic, cryptically saying to European Council president António Costa, “You understand — Greenland.”

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

"Foreign media is here, and they are watching," a guard said cryptically.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

“I’ve spent my life living in a dream I’ve never had,” he says, cryptically of his desire to finally travel thousands of miles to search out these creatures and check their DNA.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Last month he in fact played down the possibility of going to war with Venezuela—though at this week’s news conference, where he announced the seizure of the tanker, he cryptically said, “Other things are happening.”

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

But Kehaar denied this and, when pressed, replied cryptically that Fiver was one who had traveled a good deal further than he had himself.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams