pierce
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Some sleuths have resorted to studying body language as they try to pierce the veil of secrecy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Stocks may find it challenging to pierce through higher longer-term bond rates heading into 2026 especially given that U.S. equities already trade at expensive valuations and broader indexes are largely led by rate-sensitive tech companies.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
Argentina enjoyed possession, but they struggled to pierce Scotland's line and new defence coach Lee Radford must have been delighted with the half-time score of 14-0, even if Juan Cruz Mallia had missed two penalties.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025
You’re saying this was a situation where just having some rudimentary sense of who pays tariffs and how they work was an actual bonus because it got to pierce through what Sauer was saying.
From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025
He thrust the light into the opening, but even the golden rays could not pierce the curtain of shadows.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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