elusive
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A deal to fully open Hormuz remains elusive.
From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026
Footwear stocks keep stubbing their toe, and a sustained recovery remains elusive.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Here, Lynas Rare Earths, an Australian company, has begun pumping out heavy rare earths, the elusive kind that China dominates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
They added that it would be disastrous for trust if the party 'chopped and changed', and trying to find that candidate who can re-inspire the party, never mind the voters, is proving elusive.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
For the better part of a year, the Rad Lab had been trying to produce mesons, the most sought- after and elusive subatomic particles of the moment, in the restored 184- inch cyclotron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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