sphinx

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While the 11 rival candidates crisscrossed the central African country pressing the flesh ahead of the October 12 vote, Biya's campaign has been largely virtual, true to his reputation as a secretive "sphinx".

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

The Czech entrepreneur has been described as a "quiet sphinx" for his inscrutable style.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

Sphingolipids are named for the enigmatic sphinx of ancient mythology because their functions in biology traditionally have been somewhat mysterious.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

For most people, that position, a bit like the sphinx pose in yoga, is hard to hold for more than a minute on dry land.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2023

The sphinx and pyramids were built by people fed on crops originally native to the Fertile Crescent, not to Egypt.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond