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opaque

[oh-peyk] / oʊˈpeɪk /




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“It’s one of the more opaque pricing approaches.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

The records on NextRequest once offered a vital window into the inner workings of the historically opaque Police Department, Shapiro said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

So when things go badly inside the opaque world of many private schools, it can be left to parents, police, journalists and amateur sleuths to find and expose wrongdoing.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

Spark, whose novels often deal in religious matters, was opaque when explaining her own faith.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

He swam deeper and deeper, out toward the middle of the lake, his eyes wide, staring through the eerily gray-lit water around him to the shadows beyond, where the water became opaque.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

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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