opaque
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The International Monetary Fund, meanwhile, has warned about the opaque nature of insurance companies that are partly or fully owned by private-equity firms.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
If that seems like an impossible contradiction, welcome to the mid-2020s, where reality seems increasingly like dystopian science fiction mixed with an especially opaque John le Carré spy thriller.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Musk’s folks expanded its reach into places such as the Social Security Administration, but in reality, where it’s pulling data and how it is using them remain opaque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Foreign aid is its own opaque area that other IGs aren’t equipped to handle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His aunty’s face was opaque, her tone flat: the demeanor of a person who carried more bad news than she had delivered.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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Ender's Game
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