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mottle

[mot-l] / ˈmɒt l /


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But many sites use something called “pepper mild mottle virus,” a virus that infects pepper plants.

From New York Times Jan. 10, 2024

On Jan. 2, nurses reported that the patient’s breathing was shallower, with her toes beginning to mottle as her heart stopped pumping blood that far down.

From Washington Times Feb. 3, 2023

Then there was the salt: sprinkled generously enough to mottle the fry’s golden skin and amplify the earthy flavors trapped inside.

From Washington Post Feb. 7, 2022

The online class from 12:30-2:15 p.m. will cover identification of blossom brown rot, bacterial canker, cherry mottle leaf, shothole, cherry bark tortrix and tent caterpillar.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2021

The presence of a nematode or eel worm on the roots has found to be a cause of mottle leaf in many cases.

From One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered by Edward J. (Edward James) Wickson

He cuts one open to show me the inside, mottled brown and floury.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Soon enough, trees everywhere were showing blotchy, mottled, yellowed leaves and suffering from twig dieback and sparse foliage.

From Slate Apr. 20, 2026

Bartram's bass display a light golden color with dark brown blotches along their sides, a mottled belly, and fins with a rosy tint.

From Science Daily Mar. 23, 2026

Skaters say the structure—brutalist water-pumping limbs of mottled white concrete that rise out of the ground near the waterfront—is an icon.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 2026

His nose quivered and his bottom lip was mottled and bloody where he had bitten it.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Mr Johnson previously said there was no corresponding doctor's note mentioning "mottling" and claimed the nurse's note was "a complete fabrication".

From BBC Jun. 28, 2023

On the morning of Jan. 3, the patient showed more signs of mottling and had instances of apnea where she stopped breathing.

From Washington Times Feb. 3, 2023

We’ve had one batch of red beans and rice that did, unfortunately, leave the bottom with some permanent, faint mottling, but overall, after six months of vigorous testing, it’s held up excellently.

From Slate Sep. 23, 2020

“I think it’s about due for another polish,” Duffy says, noting some rusty mottling on the mirror.

From Washington Post Sep. 10, 2018

There was no dark mottling or crater chains in the position of most of his canals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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