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disguise

[dis-gahyz, dih-skahyz] / dɪsˈgaɪz, dɪˈskaɪz /




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Bonhomie between Bessent and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi couldn’t disguise the headaches that the Iran war is causing for Japan, which was importing 80% of its oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Tankers switch off their transponders to avert detection and perform risky ship-to-ship oil transfers to disguise the origin of Iranian crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

Davis attended virtual loan-closing meetings wearing wigs, makeup and/or a head covering to disguise himself as players seeking loans, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

They want to speak to the world but can only do so if we disguise who they are and their exact whereabouts.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The purgante was her own concoction, a mixture of cod-liver oil and mugwort, milk of magnesia, and green papaya juice, sweetened to disguise the fishy, bitter, chalky taste.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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