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Noun
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After years of relative reticence at the NBA trade deadline, Artūras Karnišovas, executive vice president of basketball operations, came into this week swinging.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026 -
That reticence may well have helped to diminish his reputation; indeed, his contribution has been largely eclipsed by that of his eldest son, the abstract painter and sculptor Ben Nicholson.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For all its cutthroat espionage and subterfuge, The Americans was always a show about family.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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Smiley, working with his colleague Peter Guillam (Benedict Cumberbatch) narrows his inquiry to five men, including Bill Haydon (Colin Firth) and Roy Bland (Ciarán Hinds), using clever subterfuge and maneuvering to get the truth.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
15 Jan. 2026
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Playing 40 minutes of perhaps unfamiliar material before getting to the hits sounds challenging and, to be sure, some of the more lubricated audience members sat in stunned silence.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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There was a second of stunned silence before the room erupted in boos and jeers.—
JJ Holmes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 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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But concealment is expensive, and the regime is out of money.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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So far, all she has been charged with is concealment of a human corpse.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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That shiftiness can create room for him — and time for his teammates to get in position for a pass.—
The Athletic,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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His vision and shiftiness give him a higher chance to break out for longer runs.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The beetle, Sceptobius lativentris, even smaller than the ant, turns off its own pheromones to go stealth.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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In a move that signals the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom, Emanate, an AI startup focused on the gritty reality of America’s industrial supply chain, has emerged from stealth.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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The doc, produced by Two Wolves Films, promises to contrast natural beauty with human challenges, wariness, and even ugliness.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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Without support from Democrats, and wariness from some key Republicans, the legislation was dead on arrival.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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“Furtiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/furtiveness. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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