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murky

[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

What we’re left with, for now anyway, is a murky, “I know it when I see it” definition of mine that no business owner can reliably apply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

It was dark and murky down there, just like his insides.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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