grimy
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When the PCC was born in August 1993 inside the grimy walls of the Taubaté high-security prison in São Paulo state, its founders weren’t seeking world domination.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
When Willy comes back from a quickly aborted road trip, he drives his car into an abandoned commercial garage, with pillars shedding tiles, gray lumps of detritus piled up, grimy windows letting in dim light.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
She took a picture of the grimy hotel room where she stayed, capturing the swirling cursive on the sign for the dialysis center across the street in the background.
From Salon • Nov. 2, 2025
Other times, as in “Idols,” Minus’ dissected blend of club pop and dark ambient sounds lends a grimy, industrial feel to her mechanical melodies.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
And Harry realized, with a shock so huge it seemed to root him to the spot, that Malfoy was crying —-actually crying — tears streaming down his pale face into the grimy basin.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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