pale
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Michtom, who emigrated in 1888 from an impoverished shtetl in the Russian Pale of Settlement, noted that the czar “was never that humanitarian.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
At the time Vucic had been working as a journalist and translator in nearby Pale "without any contact with military structures or operational activities", she said.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
The culprit for the incantation was the image of the now emblematic Pale Man from “Pan’s Labyrinth,” flaunting eyes on his palms on the back cover of the DVD.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2025
Goodie Mob painted with dark lyrics gleaned from a copy of Milton William Cooper’s Illuminati manifesto “Behold a Pale Horse” that Busta Rhymes gave to the group.
From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2024
Pale swords were drawn; but I know not whether their blades would still bite, for the Dead needed no longer any weapon but fear.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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