veil

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We have become fantastic at interacting with surfaces, all while our data is harvested and our attention monetized behind the veil of user-friendliness.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

I added the gloves, the veil and the shoe.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

As she spends more time with her family, she gradually lifts the veil on her uncle's life and learns more about what led to his death.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

Some sleuths have resorted to studying body language as they try to pierce the veil of secrecy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

But it hadn’t always hidden at the bottom of the world behind a veil of frozen mist.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong