obscurity
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Asco’s work remained in relative obscurity — living in local mythology through storytellers like Ignacio — for decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He refers to that strategy as security through obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The enterprise faded into obscurity after Bowen’s death, and soybeans remained little more than a curiosity in North America.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“Homer-Haunted” deals with great names—including Chapman, Pope and John Keats—as well as a few that have fallen into obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
After a final flash of imperial splendor, the city joined Kaan and most central Maya cities in obscurity and ruin.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
They scour the internet to confirm obscurities, contact competition officials and high-school counselors and use a video-interview program to suss out students’ research claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A 2017 reissue campaign of most of its records as double-CD sets, and fan-club releases such as 2008’s legendary “Boxette” — a four-disc collection of obscurities — are a treasure trove.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
"It was a great song, and as a fan of 60s and 70s obscurities I knew it was unknown."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Still, with its out-of-print obscurities and several unreleased live recordings, the compilation reaffirms just how unusual the music that Grubbs and O’Rourke made during their five-year run still is.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2024
He checked her chemistry work and cleared up obscurities in the Restoration plays.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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