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But according to a study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a small, perplexing region of the bird genome has been obscuring the true history of avian evolution.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 4, 2024

Durrant previously told The Times in an email that the department has been obscuring faces in mug shots in various ways for the past couple of years, and the practice was not unusual.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024

The focus on vaccines and tests, while important, has been obscuring the need for oxygen, which is cheap and readily available in high-income countries but in short supply elsewhere, they say.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2021