Example Sentences

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“The strength in megacap tech has obfuscated what appears to be increasing signs of weakness through much of the real economy,” said Bob Elliott, chief executive at Unlimited funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Besides initially denying the relationship with Bitfinex—a suspicious omission potentially concealing conflicts of interest—Tether has obfuscated the composition of its asset reserves.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2021

These are challenging times for the fashion industry, because consumers are seeing more clearly the ways in which fashion has obfuscated and misdirected.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2019

I’m appalled, in many ways, by how the league has obfuscated and avoided facts about concussions—and yet I’ve also been dismayed by all the poor reporting on football and head injuries.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2018

UNC’s administration for years has obfuscated the core elements of what’s gone wrong at Chapel Hill, and that pattern continues.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 20, 2014