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Noun
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Neville hedges his bet by filling us in on Michaels’ spotlight apprehension, making his reticence a through line.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026 -
More recently, the controversial designer John Galliano used the house’s reticence as a refuge to rebuild his reputation after a series of antisemitic rants led to his ouster from French fashion monolith Dior in 2011.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Whether those suspicions were valid or a result of subterfuge by Connelly, the Nuggets ultimately traded up six spots to draft Holmes, sacrificing three future second-round picks.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Including some subterfuge in this case.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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By the time Josh Doan scored to put the Sabres up 2-0, Bruins fans were stunned into silence while Sabres fans were celebrating all around them.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Several days after his defeat, five-term prime minister Viktor Orbán broke his silence.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Like the tricksters of myth, there’s depth to their slyness.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ay, the superb slyness of that last response!—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Marcelin was arrested the following day and charged with concealment of a human corpse after Leyden's head was allegedly found in his apartment.—
Ben Brachfeld,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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He was sentenced to the maximum sentence of 14 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the Involuntary Manslaughter conviction, along with a concurrent five-year sentence for the concealment of a homicide.—
Shardaa Gray,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This data can include in-game speed and shiftiness, the angle of a player's arm when throwing a ball, and the impact on a play.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Why Metchie made sense for the Panthers The Panthers had a need for shiftiness at wide receiver.—
Mike Kaye
Updated March 11,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Such environments are designed to be hostile to non-stealth aircraft, helicopters, and some legacy stealth platforms under the wrong conditions.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Apr. 2026
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The vertical stabilizer has been removed to increase the stealth of the airframe by reducing the radar signature across both high- and low-frequency bands.—
David Szondy
April 21,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of that wariness, though, was paired with reasonable optimism.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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But right now, many foreign acts also feel fear — or at least wariness — about booking substantial tours in the United States.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Furtiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furtiveness. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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