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obscure

[uhb-skyoor] / əbˈskyʊər /






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Simple narratives such as “California banned slavery at its founding” and “slavery ended in 1865” obscure much of its connection to this larger story.

From Los Angeles Times

Nevertheless, the complexity of some annuity products shouldn’t obscure the simplicity of others.

From The Wall Street Journal

The highlight will be the solar eclipse with up to 90% of the Sun obscured.

From BBC

And snow can obscure the trail entirely, he said — “you think you’re stepping on solid ground and, literally, your whole body drops all the way down to your chest” or, worse, down an embankment.

From Los Angeles Times

The tanker isn’t sanctioned by the U.S. but its ownership is obscure.

From The Wall Street Journal