opaque
Example Sentences
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The situation underscores a broader truth about modern wealth: For all the breathless rankings and headline valuations, the finances of the superrich are often opaque.
The company wants Larry Ellison to give a stronger personal guarantee that he, not an opaque trust, is fully committed to the $77.9 billion bid.
Olson, who died of cancer Dec. 9 at the age of 83, found the company’s financial statements too opaque to explain exactly how it was making the profits it reported.
But after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, it has turned to a more opaque network of middlemen to evade scrutiny.
Only Chevron legally exports Venezuelan oil, but a vast fleet of tankers still carry it, using false flags and opaque ownership to shield their operations.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
