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mystery

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


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Scientists say feline cancer genetics are no longer a mystery after completing one of the largest studies ever conducted on tumors in domestic cats.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

But what was happening in the industrial southeast remained a bit of a mystery.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Exactly how the whale ended up on an island off Denmark's East Jutland coast in the Kattegat strait is a mystery.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The six-episode murder mystery dramedy — created by Robin Bernheim, a longtime collaborator of Shields — premieres Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“But first things first—back to the letter,” she thought, for at the moment she was trying to solve an altogether different mystery: Had Miss Mortimer forgotten her birthday, or not?

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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