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[uhn-kuhv-er] / ʌnˈkʌv ər /


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Based on the beloved Capcom video game, "Street Fighter" follows super-powered martial artists competing in a global tournament who uncover and battle a sinister conspiracy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

But Fielder and Oppenheim wisely chose to wait it out, to see what they could uncover in time, even if it was nothing at all.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Mr. Firestein mentions research on a species of jellyfish that led to the unexpected discovery of a new protein now “used to uncover genes expressed in cancer cells.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The incident "highlights how AI can uncover security flaws" but also how it can "help attackers rapidly develop offensive tools and exploits," OpenAI said in a blog post.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

I will uncover and invoke inclinations and aversions.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

As he gains steady footing on the margin dividing observation and manipulation, aiming the camera at either side, Fielder uncovers something deeply, cosmically sad: Holmes can’t seem to tell the difference between the two.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

A modern-day museum curator is commissioned to recreate a past scene in a historic palace, and becomes immersed in the world of the young, reluctant king whose life she uncovers.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

A WSJ investigation uncovers how North Koreans have scammed their way into remote jobs at U.S. companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

In this recent interview, edited for length and clarity, Ellis uncovers key lessons from his long career in investment management.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

And when Scoob takes that out, he uncovers enough shiny, sparkly, glittery stuff to surely pay for college, buy him a car, and maybe get him a decent-sized house, too.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

While some companies frequently patch their software and build harnesses for AI models, others don’t, Batta said—underscoring the scramble that businesses are facing to patch newly uncovered bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Scientists have uncovered evidence of a previously unknown volcanic system that formed roughly 100 million years ago in what is now northwestern Iran.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Scientists at the University of Warwick have uncovered a surprising secret inside a superconductor that researchers have studied for 40 years.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

On Wednesday, organizations scrambled to patch newly uncovered bugs that could allow takeover of as many as 70% of the world’s websites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

I started nervously tapping my shovel against the paving slab I’d just uncovered.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx

Considered alongside an excellent lineup of contemporaries, “You Can See Everything” stresses that the genre isn’t about uncovering truths, but playing with our subjective relationship to them.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

Despite their familiar appearance, scientists are still uncovering surprising details about their biology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

Merz called the uncovering of the case a "success", but warned "let us not delude ourselves - the activities of Russian intelligence services in Germany remain at a consistently high level".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

In signing the bill, Newsom emphasized the role of journalism in uncovering scandal and wrongdoing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

As mathematicians were uncovering the connection between zero and infinity, physicists began to encounter zeros in the natural world; zero crossed over from mathematics to physics.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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