metallic
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Our teal-green metallic test car gained $143,710 worth of personalization on its way out the door.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The researchers also observed that metallic Ni nanoparticles present at the beginning of the reaction were quickly oxidized into the NiO phase under POM conditions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
She first took off the hood to reveal her hair and headband, then removed the gown to play in a black tank top and metallic tennis skirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
He arrives at election counts wearing a metallic dustbin-shaped helmet, a silver cape and silver-and-black armour and brandishing his razor-sharp, deadpan sense of humour.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
It looked like an oak; it was so old that its bark seemed almost metallic, silver-brown in the fading light.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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