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
"They are one of the most enigmatic species of ants - they form large colonies, engage in interesting behaviours and are easy to keep. They are not aggressive."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
If Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” seems to crop up more often than his other plays, it’s probably because of the enigmatic hold the chilling title character has on actresses and audiences alike.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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
In that sense the secret is locked forever in the vast recesses of Burr’s famously enigmatic mind at that most pregnant moment.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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