inscrutability

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It lacks the darkness and inscrutability at the core of the Jeffrey Epstein saga.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

Greenberg ironically examines the inscrutability of the past, whose main connection to the present may live in the shared vulnerability to “error” — the final word in this gorgeously written play.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

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

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

Mr. Serra’s most celebrated works had some of the scale of ancient temples or sacred sites and the inscrutability of landmarks like Stonehenge.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2024

It was not easy to preserve inscrutability when you did not know what your face looked like.

From "1984" by George Orwell