gray

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The researchers observed that treated animals developed fewer gray hairs as they grew older.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

His unruly brown hair is beginning to gray and the stocky build he had as a player has filled out a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

She’s in full hair and makeup, dressed in a gray vest suit with a blue button-down underneath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Some 51% of U.S. adults place themselves alongside Wallace in this financial gray area, according to a new survey by Edward Jones and Gallup, their first on the topic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Unfortunately, Picnic’s mom lost that job a couple of years ago; in the last economic dip, the offices—several gray, joyless buildings filled with cubicles and meeting rooms—laid off half their cleaning staff.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith