elusive

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This elusive, iridescent predator relies on split-second timing and is rarely seen, let alone photographed.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Melania Trump has been taking on an increasingly public-facing role in recent months, after being an initially elusive presence at the White House early in her husband's second term.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Proving that in any individual case remains elusive.

From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026

Magda asks her handler how long she must hunt the elusive and formidable Jane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Finally, he left clues that led directly to the discovery of the group of elements known as the noble gases, some of which are so elusive that the last of them wasn’t found until 1962.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson