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opaque

[oh-payk] / oʊˈpeɪk /




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This leads to a scramble for desirable courses, and an anxiety focused on Parcoursup, which many regard as opaque.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Nearly 1,500 Myanmar migrants from Malaysia arrived in their war-torn home country on Sunday, a Myanmar Navy official said, returned under an opaque repatriation scheme.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

The capacity to meet future obligations in these opaque circularities remains uncertain, requiring a massive uplift in artificial-intelligence revenues.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The truth, of course, lies somewhere in the middle, in the opaque unknown.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The electrical lights glazed the glass, turning it opaque.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The helmet ports were opaqued so there was no way to tell what expression went with the gesture.

From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)

"We're here first," Ihjel said, opaquing the ports and turning on the cabin lights.

From Sense of Obligation by Henry Maxwell Dempsey (AKA Harry Harrison)




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