inscrutability

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Until the 1990s, the norm was near-total inscrutability from officials about their thought processes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

There’s an easygoing inscrutability to his demeanor and his sad, mischievous eyes compel our curiosity — he’ll never let you think you’ve watched a thousand coming-of-age movies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

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

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2024

The inscrutability of large language models is not just an annoyance but a major reason some researchers fear that powerful A.I. systems could eventually become a threat to humanity.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

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

From "1984" by George Orwell