metallic

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For her sit-down with Shepherd, Huger was styled in a formfitting burnt orange dress, metallic cuffs and a chic bob.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

In a clip posted on Instagram, the German relay team are jumping up and down in celebration when suddenly Strelow's bronze medal comes loose and a metallic clang echoes through the room.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The approach relies on a specially engineered nonlinear metasurface made from precisely arranged metallic nanostructures.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

German scientists warned that pathogens from infected corpses or the metallic remains of implants could be released into the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 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