metallic
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Yet while the structure is designed to be undetectable from the inside, it’s a full-blown metallic colossus on the outside — visible from the surrounding L.A. freeways.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
These ions were then converted into metallic silver, making the network visible under a microscope.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
It also “vibe scented” a horror movie, creating a fragrance, distributed at screenings, that “captures the chilling, damp, metallic stillness of a nightmare that won’t let you escape,” according to the film’s press materials.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
Oil fires can also release sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which can form acids if they dissolve in rainwater, as well as other harmful hydrocarbons, metallic compounds and droplets of oil.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Then came the thing Gingersnipes was talking about—the sharp, metallic scent of skin.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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