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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

If the benefit for patients with lower levels is murky, the drugs could end up being covered by insurers only for those at very high risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Justice Department staff saw murky drinking water come out of the tap in the women’s housing unit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Mick Mulroy, a former assistant undersecretary of defence for the Middle East at the Pentagon, said any link between pausing Project Freedom and a possible peace deal remains murky.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The underwater road stretched far ahead, toward a jumble of murky shapes.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown




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