opacity

Example Sentences

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In this context, opacity feels comfortable and commonplace.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Perhaps it is the neighborhood’s enduring, somewhat mysterious opacity that appeals to a new generation of designers and artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

A spiral of illiquidity, forced selling, markdowns and deleveraging could emerge — amplified by opacity and rapidly fading trust.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

The opacity of leadership struggles in the world’s second largest economy is part of the confidence problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The opacity of his classroom manner reflected his own insecurity with newly discovered phenomena that require a novel cast of mind to understand even today.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik