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For decades, getting the most out of the terminal required that traders memorized an arcane and bewildering set of three- and four-letter keyboard commands and shortcuts, each of which called up a different feature, function, or dataset.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Winning those contests would grant players Legacy Tickets that would then be automatically converted to GALA using an arcane formula at the end of every day.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The late-night vote series in the Senate this week was part of an arcane, complicated process called budget reconciliation that GOP leaders are using to try to fund the two immigration enforcement agencies that Democrats continue to block.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Taps dispense arcane suds, like a seasonal-favorite watermelon gose.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
Winning those contests would grant players Legacy Tickets that would then be automatically converted to GALA using an arcane formula at the end of every day.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The late-night vote series in the Senate this week was part of an arcane, complicated process called budget reconciliation that GOP leaders are using to try to fund the two immigration enforcement agencies that Democrats continue to block.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
Taps dispense arcane suds, like a seasonal-favorite watermelon gose.
—Chris Malloy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Arcane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arcane. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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