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While I would never deign to speak for all critics — I’ve been around enough to know I don’t need that smoke — we’re not generally fans of inscrutability.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Its inscrutability to ordinary people is part of what robs the document of whatever power it may have had at a third the length.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026

Everyone loves Timothée Chalamet’s way of embracing the inscrutability of Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s musical biopic, so his nomination comes as no surprise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2025

The character flaw now lies in those attempting to understand and believe him, not in his inscrutability.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024

“Her much-advertised inscrutability has once more been found to be an illusion.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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