overcast
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On overcast days, when the sun was hidden, pigeons that lacked the macrophages lost their sense of direction and had difficulty navigating home.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The midday sun has only just begun to peek through the overcast sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
It was a bitterly cold, overcast winter day when China’s senior-most general left for a meeting with hundreds of high-ranking Communist Party officials, including their leader, Xi Jinping.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
It's been dull too, for Dyce in Aberdeen where the sun has not made an appearance for the last fortnight making it the longest overcast spell since 1957.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026
She was squinting to read in the dim light from the overcast window.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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