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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

According to cyber-security firm Wiz, external, which helped uncover the critical PHP vulnerabilities surfaced this week, PHP powers 70% of the world's websites.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

By looking at patterns, the authors try to uncover what’s behind declining fertility rates and what they mean for our future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

Five weeks out from a decade in prison, what’s the worst they could uncover?

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Nothing about the natural world, at first glance, suggests the existence of a gene; indeed, you have to perform rather bizarre experimental contortions to uncover the idea of discrete particles of inheritance.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

The film tells of the story of how Corless began researching a former institution for unmarried mothers and their children in Tuam, County Galway, and uncovers the hidden history of neglect and loss.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The new season has Reacher traveling to Philadelphia, where he uncovers a conspiracy and beats up a lot of bad guys.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Beyond Junius, she uncovers other political tracts composed by Paine, Burke and their colleagues, for which Richmond acted as patron, editor and even co-author.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

The Belle slowly uncovers her face, but her back is to me, and I can see nothing.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Scientists have uncovered new details about how pancreatic cancer constantly changes its genetic makeup, allowing it to become more aggressive, spread throughout the body, and resist treatment.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

With an up-to-date picture, facial recognition technology uncovered numerous other pictures of Patel posing at glamorous events in Dubai.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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

The researchers also uncovered an important distinction between the functions of different LC neurons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Back in the huts, the water would sit uncovered for days, attracting dirt and flies.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

After uncovering how titanium particles disrupt immune defenses, the researchers investigated the molecular pathway responsible for the damaging reaction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Researchers at the University of Oxford have observed virus-like particles assembling themselves one molecule at a time, uncovering the surprisingly simple rules that allow complex biological structures to form with remarkable reliability.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

He said AI has created a "much more powerful way of uncovering vulnerabilities".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Suddenly, he flipped the mattress off the bed, uncovering the bars that held the mattress in place.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby


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