enigmatic

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This altarpiece marks the Italian artist coming into his own at the end of the Renaissance, its vision of Christ after his crucifixion rendered in an expressive, enigmatic style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

The enigmatic song earned her the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest that year, making it the first time a Latin category took home the top prize.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

They instead focus on something more ambitious, and enigmatic: Viollet-le-Duc’s complex relationship to drawing itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

So why do Cimbom – the enigmatic nickname for Turkey's most successful football club – have such a good record against English teams?

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

The Cold War—or at least a version of it—was about to be decided not on a battlefield or in a diplomatic meeting, but in a contest of intellect and will involving thirty-two enigmatic pieces.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady