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| Selected response from: Muriel Vasconcellos United States Local time: 13:15 | ||||||
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keeping a low profile Explanation: Without more contect, I'd say this means that some1 is trying to b discreet. |
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which are accordingly still unknown Explanation: HIH |
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keeping it in the dark Explanation: Idioms 23. in the dark, a. in ignorance; uninformed: He was in the dark about their plans for the evening. b. in secrecy; concealed; obscure. 24. keep dark, to keep as a secret; conceal: They kept their political activities dark. |
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which remain unknown Explanation: This is a common phrase in scientific texts. 154,000 hits; 79,000 if "causes" is added - examples: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_Philippines - Cached Income inequality has many causes, some of which are relatively clear, others which remain unknown, and yet others which remain disputed. ... healthscienceresearch.com/?p=3186 - Cached ... but this time new findings are much more fundamental, and add to the pieces of the puzzle concerning the multiple causes, which remain unknown. neuropathology.neoucom.edu/chapter3/chapter3fPorencephaly.html - Cached ... occlusion may result from embolism from placental vessels, hereditary coagulopathies, maternal cocaine, and other causes, most of which remain unknown. ... |
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