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paling

[pey-ling] / ˈpeɪ lɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
fading
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Paling said there would be an increased police presence in the area as the force carried out "reassurance patrols".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Smaller subsidy amounts would be distributed until the Legislature acts, said Rachel Paling, the department’s communications director.

From Washington Times • May 12, 2018

Paling visibly, the young prince quickly stepped back.

From Time Magazine Archive

George Prescot feeling himself once more at liberty, took his passage from Rotterdam in a sloop bound for Dartmouth, and with only the letter of Captain Paling in his pocket to pay for his conveyance.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIII by Wilson, John Mackay

Paling suddenly, Mr. Hildreth dropped his eyes and replied humbly, though with equal laconism, "I was thinking."

From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine




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