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“I am a deep ‘Star Wars’ fan,” he said in his second week on “The Late Show,” joking that his teleprompter was unreadable because it had angled yellow text like the famous “Star Wars” scroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

A strong undercurrent of that lively book is that it’s good to be unreadable and sneaky: “I play it very loose.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

You shouldn't have to worry about images becoming unreadable for a very long time - thanks to "robust" image file formats like jpeg, according to Prof Winters.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

Her expression is unreadable, at once thoughtful, curious, interested and detached.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2025

The commandant stood up and stared at her, his eyes gray and unreadable.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen