veiled

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In briefings to local media, government sources have been more critical, labelling the rumours "wild speculation" -- in German, "wueste Spekulation", a word play seen as a veiled dig at Merz's potential challenger, Wuest.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Contra all the stifled yawns and thinly veiled condescension, the contest — now in its final stretch — is the most compelling California gubernatorial campaign in decades.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The character, played by Meryl Streep, was a thinly veiled sendup of legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

The original, based on author Lauren Weisberger’s thinly veiled, workplace revenge fantasy about her time assisting Vogue’s editor in chief, Anna Wintour, was a huge hit, grossing more than $326.5 million worldwide.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

To these families, it all seemed so disingenuous, the thinly veiled plea for mercy and, most of all, the idea that Reggie was taking responsibility, “willing to man up.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel