elusive
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Since not everyone can be above average, the net result is that beating the market remains as difficult and elusive as ever.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A quick scroll through TikTok reveals numerous accounts, many of them created in the past few weeks, sharing photos and videos of an elusive black-and-white feline wearing the famous, towering, crooked red-and-white striped hat.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The sport has finally made inroads in the elusive U.S. market.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ed gets swept up in her performative antics and elusive, larger-than-life allure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mulligan is believed to have been in contact with an elusive agent named Haym Salomon, a Polish immigrant who spoke German.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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