obscurity
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Orlando Gill continued his remarkable journey from obscurity as he became Paraguay's penalty shootout hero against Germany on Monday.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
The leader used X to vault from obscurity to power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Papers published in Science often enjoy a media moment before fading into obscurity.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
For a thrilling moment, the movie is a platonic rom-com about two dissatisfied artists coming together from opposite directions: Danny crumpling under mass scrutiny, Rick weary of obscurity.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
The windows of the vans are dark-tinted, and the men in the front seats wear dark glasses: a double obscurity.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
They scour the internet to confirm obscurities, contact competition officials and high-school counselors and use a video-interview program to suss out students’ research claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
"It was a great song, and as a fan of 60s and 70s obscurities I knew it was unknown."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Check out some obscurities, and impress your friends and colleagues at holiday parties.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2022
The song selection is a mix of well-known tunes and obscurities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021
He pursued more stimulating projects, whilst I, alone in the chamber, labored through his Classical obscurities.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing obscurity
The Maze Runner
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"The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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