- a variation of masque.
mask
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Culvin warned the economic boom in women's football could "mask some of the realities that players face and actually endure on a day-to-day basis".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Since the pandemic, it’s not unusual for people to wear protective masks, so the renter will wear a mask to hide their identity from the kiosk camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"We need therapies that don't just mask pain but actually change how the disease progresses."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The mask extends from the hairline to underneath the chin.
From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026
Then she realized that she did know this costume, knew this mask.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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AFP also met several demonstrators who wore Batman masks to avoid being identified.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
But this stable aggregate masks large cross-country offsetting movements.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Since the pandemic, it’s not unusual for people to wear protective masks, so the renter will wear a mask to hide their identity from the kiosk camera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
"They wore construction vests and masks that concealed their faces. There is no reasonable way to identify them as ICE agents," Mamdani said.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Without even trying, he spotted at least four or five masks like the ones Chet and Colin had brought.
From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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The Times’ Mikael Wood and Rebecca Castillo talk with the masked country singer before his show at the hillside amphitheater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
In Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir,” he played Ben Reilly, a hapless and jaded private eye who used to moonlight as a masked vigilante known as the Spider until the love of his life was murdered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
A local resident who rang the police said she saw a group of masked men near the vans, which were blocking a road in a village next to the military base.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He said the drip of dextrose would have masked the insulin, making it harder to notice, but the blood test result would still register a very high level of insulin.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Then the tablecloth lifts, and as my eyes adjust to the brightness of the candlelight, a masked figure grabs for my arm.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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Last weekend, a "Saturday Night Live" sketch cast him as a tortured figure, barely masking his dread of AI.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It’s really masking what is a quite obvious correction. If you’re a stock picker, or you own anything besides a few select tech names, it can be a big problem.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Major stock indexes hovering near records are masking a market straining under elevated oil prices, rising Treasury yields and a Federal Reserve bracing for additional interest-rate hikes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
He looked sideways at CEOs’ request for industry regulation, saying that the move might be a “Trojan Horse” masking their true intentions.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
The lid with its slot cut into the top was taped with many rounds of masking tape to the glass.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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