bleached
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Retinal cells at the back of the eyes which detect the light can get bleached, and take a while to recover.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
With her butterfly lashes and hair bleached an unnatural shade of news-anchor blonde, Grande couldn’t look more artificial.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
I wondered how it stayed so vibrant in the Yazd sun, which bleached everything else to blinding white.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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