elusive
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Olympia, his elusive love and sporadic muse, flits in and out of his life as she works her way up the tiers of the art world’s ziggurat.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Her name and image are everywhere while her humanity grows more elusive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It's been a happy ending for the eggs of an elusive bird that were just inches from the flames of a large wildfire earlier this year.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Developments in the Gulf region suggest Israel has reached a cease-fire agreement with Lebanon, but a similar extension of the fragile truce between the U.S. and Iran remains elusive.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Again, that small, elusive moment rose through everything that had happened since then, like a bubble in a pot on its way to the boil.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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