disguise

What makes this episode unusually clarifying is that nobody on the winning side seems to feel much need to disguise the motive.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The great slope of Mulholland’s concrete gravity dam in the Hollywood Hills — a model for the one that failed — was covered with dirt to disguise its terrifying height.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

A similar technique would be used to disguise rare species themselves, shipping them with ordinary reptiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

I hadn’t learned yet that I was a Type A person masquerading as Type B. The disguise began to fray almost immediately.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Owen thought for a minute about people he knew who might be polar bears in disguise.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Researchers have identified a remarkable new spider species in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026

Feeling angrily outcast from her community, Mary tried to rise from her station by assuming a variety of disguises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

The signature goofiness of “Undercover Boss” is the cheap disguises producers use to camouflage the executives.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

The peace of lush, rural landscape in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province disguises the anxiety that is stalking the land.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Is there no end to his disguises, of benevolence?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Tolomeo, the deposed king of Egypt, is hiding out on the island of Cyprus disguised as a shepherd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Legitimate safeguards play an important role; protectionism disguised as regulation shouldn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

And most recently, Yuru learned about the child spirits Zashiki-Warashi, who had disguised themselves as the False Asa and his childhood friend Danji for many years.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

“We will not tolerate criminal activity disguised as a celebration,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

“I established a protocol of secrecy disguised as an air of mystery. My counsel is the reason this venue moves from location to location unannounced. It benefits both players.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

Anthropic found that the model engaged in a behavior called “alignment faking” — deliberately disguising its true reasoning and dangerous capabilities to avoid being restricted by people.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 18, 2026

He acknowledged, though, that they “do a good job disguising their coverage.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2026

London has stables of lawyers and accountants experienced at disguising sources of wealth and who help clients obtain visas that grease the wheels of business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Offering techniques including disguising users' data as different types of internet traffic, Psiphon "is able to evade detection more successfully", data and insights director Keith McManamen told AFP.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Their faces are covered with dark fabric, disguising all but their eyes.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth