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disguise

[dis-gahyz, dih-skahyz] / dɪsˈgaɪz, dɪˈskaɪz /




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De Zerbi, never someone to disguise his emotions, grew more animated and irritated as the game went on, marching on to the pitch at the final whistle for an exchange with substitute Mathys Tel.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Iran uses foreign partners, front companies and other means to disguise the transactions, making them difficult to detect.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

Inspired by Talking Heads and Grace Jones, it's a record whose shimmering surfaces disguise lyrics of deep emotional complexity.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2026

Front companies in Yemen disguise the shipments as civilian products and move them to Mukalla and other ports, the Yemeni intelligence report said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

She turned her head away from me, unable to control or disguise the tremor in her voice.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo

Researchers have identified a remarkable new spider species in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest that disguises itself as a parasitic fungus.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

Feeling angrily outcast from her community, Mary tried to rise from her station by assuming a variety of disguises.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

The peace of lush, rural landscape in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province disguises the anxiety that is stalking the land.

From BBC Feb. 19, 2026

According to sheriff’s officials, Buzzard rented a vehicle for the trip and took deliberate steps to avoid detection, including wearing wigs and clumsy disguises.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 26, 2025

They’d raided the drama room at Shay’s dorm the night before and were loaded with disguises.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

There was another dose of theatre when WBA 'Super' welterweight world champion Teofimo Lopez, disguised with a fake beard, stood among the crowd to ask a question before revealing himself to loud cheers.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Now, at CBS News, her editorial interference has been disguised as routine management.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Tolomeo, the deposed king of Egypt, is hiding out on the island of Cyprus disguised as a shepherd.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

It ran from the side of the home into the chauffeur’s bedroom, accessed through a disguised panel in a shower wall.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

It was one of their grandmother’s requests disguised as a suggestion, one which seemed innocuous enough, that Caroline attend Radcliffe College.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

On the contrary, he has a long public record of being nasty to her in public, often — though not always — disguising his cruelty as “jokes.”

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Anthropic found that the model engaged in a behavior called “alignment faking” — deliberately disguising its true reasoning and dangerous capabilities to avoid being restricted by people.

From MarketWatch Apr. 18, 2026

London has stables of lawyers and accountants experienced at disguising sources of wealth and who help clients obtain visas that grease the wheels of business.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

Offering techniques including disguising users' data as different types of internet traffic, Psiphon "is able to evade detection more successfully", data and insights director Keith McManamen told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

She has an old pair of sunglasses that would appear fashionable yet do a good job disguising my condition.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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