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[mur-kee] / ˈmɜr ki /


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It estimated that 66 percent of the around $5.5 billion generated by mining each year was controlled by political elites working in cahoots with organized crime through murky public-private "strategic alliances."

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

On a murky and moody Thursday at Lord's, Robinson rose to the challenge.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Naismith, a professor of medieval history at Cambridge University, notes that he came to the throne “under murky circumstances.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The precise status of those individuals, however, remains murky.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

On the surface of the warrior’s breastplate, murky faces appeared and submerged—giants, Cyclopes, gorgons, and drakons—all pressing against the armor as if trying to get out.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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