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enigmatic

[en-ig-mat-ik, ee-nig-] / ˌɛn ɪgˈmæt ɪk, ˌi nɪg- /


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At Bard SummerScape, Christian Räth directs an enigmatic staging of Richard Strauss’s myth-bending work; led by its new music director, Peter Whelan, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra brought Handel’s opera to Caramoor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

All of this is relevant to Gabbard, who is one of the most enigmatic and eccentric characters in American politics today — which is saying something.

From Salon Jun. 25, 2026

And I think that’s what was so interesting about playing this character that is so well known and yet very enigmatic.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Moore recounts the continuing efforts to restore the “old, wild East” by focusing on three exemplar species: the elk, the bison and the enigmatic red wolf.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

The ink had run; the text, where it survived, was written in enigmatic verse, and the centerfold map was almost completely obscured with smears and blotchy stains.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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