arcane
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It educates us in many arcane worlds of arts and crafts, quilts, chairs, pickle crocks and other items whose value really can be in the eye of the beholder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Turning to the arcane economic terminology of international accounting, the balance of payments is a complete ledger of all economic transactions between the U.S. and the rest of the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
It may be an arcane discussion to most people, but the real-world implications of overhauling the Fed’s models are vast, and could shape monetary policy for years to come.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
It’s been a crash course for him, he said, on the often arcane laws that govern who gets to stay in America and who doesn’t.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026
Shush orders were an arcane type of magic, something their ancestors had used to keep dissenters quiet back when only the wealthiest had any rights.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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