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inscrutable

[in-skroo-tuh-buhl] / ɪnˈskru tə bəl /


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Telecasts became crowded with inscrutable advanced metrics and probabilities.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Mr. Macmillan doesn’t lose sight of the central truths about clinical depression: that the causes are often inscrutable, its persistence can be intractable, and temporary relief often leads only to recurrence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Melania, the documentary about the First Lady, is a lot like its subject: extremely expensive and fundamentally inscrutable.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Pegula described the inscrutable Rybakina as "cool as a cucumber".

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

She blows a long strand of black hair away from her face, revealing inscrutable dark eyes that pierce in a very different way than the kid’s blue ones.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman




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