drab
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On May 10 in a Damascus courtroom, Atef Najib, Assad’s cousin, sat shackled in a metal cage dressed in a drab striped prison uniform.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
Other than one queasy homage to “Deliverance,” the film’s handling of the showdown between this drab married couple and the cartoonish criminals is rarely gripping.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Others suggested Army Air Corps camouflage: dark olive drab, medium green, neutral gray.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
And who else but the Lakers to provide some spice during the drab stretch of the season between the trade deadline and the playoffs?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
They were quickly named the Truck of Many Colors and Staff Car, the latter a battered olive drab army surplus sedan.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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