masking
Example Sentences
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They’ve become experts in kayfabe, the dramatic art of masking fake conflict as real.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
According MarineTraffic data analysed by AFP on Friday, only nine commercial ships -- tankers, cargo vessels and container ships -- had been detected crossing the strait since Monday, with some intermittently masking their position.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
"I do think that we risk masking the true gravity of the principle that this particular piece of legislation supports."
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Instead, researchers could only determine an average energy loss rate, masking the true and often unstable behavior of the qubit.
From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026
Clay and Tabitha both have the same kind of reactions, but are more successful at masking them.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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