grainy

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Between them, chronologically, is a storyline shot in color but with the warm, grainy look of film.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

This is the modern American gothic: grainy photos taken on a MacBook of a teenage girl in a camouflage jacket, holding a gun, and posted on Tumblr.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

It took roughly two weeks of tedious work, sifting through hours of grainy recordings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The grainy black-and-white footage beamed back from the Apollo missions transformed the dream of space into a reality.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Seeing each other on grainy Google Hangouts is not the same as being face-to-face, close enough to smile together.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan