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grainy

[grey-nee] / ˈgreɪ ni /


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Most of the videos disclosed on Friday feature grainy footage captured by US military infrared cameras between 2018 and 2023.

From BBC • May 22, 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

In an apparent attempt to introduce him to the wider public, Iran’s state media on Thursday released a grainy, undated video that shows Khamenei giving a religious lesson.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Footage of concerned neighbors looking at the blackened skeleton of a home transitioned abruptly to a grainy image of a dorsal fin sticking out of the water.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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