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[klou-dee] / ˈklaʊ di /


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Plus, Microsoft’s cloudy numbers and the impact of Canadian tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The app may display that forecast with a partly cloudy icon for the region, which will be correct for 70 percent of the area, but not for the 30 percent that actually gets pouring rain.”

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Freshly eroded fragments make the coastal ocean cloudy, while dissolved organic carbon can darken the water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026

Sunday will be a cooler day for all of the UK as it begins cloudy with a little bit of rain for southern and eastern areas.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

In the gloom of the cloudy night I can’t see what it is.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

The first signs that a dog is crossing over into his senior years are often a graying muzzle, cloudier eyes or a slower gait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

That said, extended periods of sunny weather during heatwaves can still boost solar output relative to cloudier days before the heatwave hit.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

It will also be cloudier across more northern areas of the UK over the weekend.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The picture is a little cloudier for actors in a supporting role, said Feinberg, with both male and female categories up for grabs.

From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026

Drizzle floats over the hilltop and the sky gets cloudier.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

Thursday looks set to be the cloudiest of the three nights.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2023

May and June are usually Southern California’s cloudiest months, Sirard said, but the persistence of the trough made it even more so this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

She had to stop driving; the sunlight on even the cloudiest day forced her to close her eyes.

From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2021

He forgot how McEnroe’s eyes used to narrow as if against the noonday glare, even on the cloudiest of days.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 24, 2018

Her hair, of the softest, cloudiest black, true Irish hair, was piled up in a thick mass behind; in front it waved and curled round her white forehead.

From Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade




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