leaden
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On the juicy surface, under the leaden sky and floodlights, Pakistan's trio of seamers made life incredibly hard for England's batters after they resumed on 81-3.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Their intended audience includes national security bureaucrats in the U.S. and abroad and the think-tankers and journalists obliged by a sense of professional responsibility to at least scan these generally leaden, cliché-ridden products of groupthink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Under leaden skies in St John's Wood, South Africa exploited favourable bowling conditions after Bavuma had won the toss.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
My leaden feet turned at the end of the bridge and I felt the pebbles of the goat path beneath the drift of snow.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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