elusive

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In a tournament that for the first time will feature 48 teams, Mexico’s challenge remains at least reaching the elusive quarterfinals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Solutions may be elusive, but one possibility is for people with an entrepreneurial spirit to open up small shops in their communities and offer incentives to draw some attention away from Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Hegseth's remarks came as a peace deal between the United States and Iran to end their war remained elusive.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

By carefully arranging tiny particles of silver into custom-built structures, they created and stabilized a previously elusive state of matter that had existed only in theoretical models.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

Many people in West Germany hated Wolf, but he was so secretive and elusive that few outside of the Stasi had ever laid eyes on him.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau