fog
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Some coastal areas will see pockets of dense fog, the forecast states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Observers have long noted the fog of war, in which the chaos of conflict makes it difficult to determine exactly what is going on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
There will be some patchy fog across the Midlands, and south-west England too, and low cloud for eastern coasts.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
High-energy lasers are degraded by atmospheric conditions — rain, fog, sand and smoke all scatter and absorb the beam, reducing effective range and time on target.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
And he and Dodger could find their way home in a fog, with or without Akira or her dad there to guide them.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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The skyline’s angular visage melted away, as mists and fogs and silvery showers softened edge by edge.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
After an almost quarter-century journey hampered by political squalls, economic doldrums, sometimes mutinous crews, and last-minute fogs, this cultural vessel has securely, and handsomely, come to berth here, opening to the public on Tuesday.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
For three solid, unrelieved weeks, the pileup of cyclonic storms has obscured the Northern California coastlines with dense drifting fogs and white mist thrown off huge waves.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 20, 2023
There is an iconic scene in "Jurassic Park" when a velociraptor's breath fogs up a window as it searches for its prey.
From Salon ● May 29, 2022
The glass fogs, then it reveals her smiling face bathed in a halo.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Streetcars delivered residents to their errands across the city, windows fogged with condensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
One of the quiet tragedies of the potluck is that perfectly good food often remains trapped in its travel container — lids half removed, plastic corners fogged with condensation.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
Photos on social media showed them slouched on plastic chairs, swathed in plastic bags fogged up by their breath.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2025
Then his visor fogged up and he couldn’t see.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 18, 2024
For the first year I was tired all the time, and fogged by hormones.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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Newsom, whose responsibilities go beyond that of lieutenant governor — which are, essentially, fogging a mirror and sitting on various boards and commissions — took a more reasoned and responsible approach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
It was closed and the glass was fogging up with condensation.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023
She tilted her head above the pot, fogging up her glasses as steam seeped upward and her famous laugh filled the room.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
“You see that? They were barren mounds of red mud 15 years ago,” said the man, Khadga Bahadur Karki, 70, tears of pride fogging up his glasses.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
With the rain fogging up the air between the two cars, I couldn’t tell if there were one or two men inside.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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