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Then there is the un-collared and unstudied male mountain lion that has been elusively and peacefully coexisting with humans in the area for at least 10 years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

We walk the track on the recreation yard and sit at tables in the library dissecting new policies and debating ways to get to lower security levels or, most elusively, to get out.

From Slate • Dec. 13, 2023

“Let’s see if the rumor that is so widespread is confirmed,” Bilbao coach Jose Angel Ziganda said elusively after the match.

From Washington Times • Jan. 26, 2018

On that LP, her fifth, she moves swiftly and elusively, constantly changing shape and direction.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2017

A high and fragmentary moon came and went elusively.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi