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mystery

[mis-tuh-ree, -tree] / ˈmɪs tə ri, -tri /


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De Palma’s movie finale never quite got us there, but maybe for a mystery we’ll never quite get over, that would have been impossible.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Yet exactly how cells manage to trigger such dramatic regrowth has remained a mystery.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2026

For years, the identity of Tice's driver has remained a mystery.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Eschewing contextualization, hierarchy, poetry, mystery, the museum dissolves art’s essential distinctions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

It was a myth, a mystery, almost a living being.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

If we weren’t in school, we would drive up Santa Monica Boulevard into Hollywood and we’d stand around and watch them produce the radio mysteries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

By showing that the internal condition of Earth and Theia could strongly influence the aftermath of their collision, the study gives researchers another way to investigate one of planetary science's biggest mysteries.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Decoder Ring, Slate’s podcast about cracking cultural mysteries, turns its investigatory powers inward to explore what exactly a “podcast” is these days, as more and more shows pivot from audio to video.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2026

Nasa's powerful next-generation telescope has blasted off into space from its launchpad in Florida, with a mission to explore dark energy, black holes and other mysteries of the Universe.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

And while some are easily guessed as ginger with peach or curried coconut, others remain delicious mysteries.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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