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Meadows says no one has deciphered why the vineyard produces such exquisite wines, but it is some combination of terroir, or environment, as well as 2,000 years of trial and error by the region’s winemakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

So far no one has deciphered the May 24 message, but many are on the case.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2023

Alexander Waugh says he has deciphered encryptions in the title and dedication pages of Aspley’s edition of Shakespeare’s sonnets of 1609 that reveal the bard’s final resting place.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2017

The poetry was so ahead of its time no one has deciphered it yet, but Jean Louise’s aunt keeps it displayed casually and prominently on a table in the living-room.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2015

The poetry was so ahead of its time no one has deciphered it yet, but Jean Louise’s aunt keeps it displayed casually and prominently on a table in the living- room.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee