paint
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The exterior metal cladding of the addition features a luminescent pink paint coating called Pink Kandi.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Dutch paint company said the agreements with Nippon Paint encompass its decorative paints business in seven countries: Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Papua New Guinea and Australia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Cong has bewildered opponents at weigh-ins while wearing the face paint, and says she even adopts the Joker alias when using social media messaging back home in China.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Consumer sentiment surveys paint a bleak picture right now, but consumers are spending briskly.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Duane stood behind Squint and watched him paint.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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Before Wang Cong faces off with her opponents, she dyes her hair green, paints her face white and draws a bright red grin from cheek to cheek.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Some argue that the Census Bureau data paints an overly dire portrait of elder poverty.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
At the end of his book, Tan paints a beautiful picture of a visit to his parents’ home near Eaton Canyon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
On a street in southern Israel, a graffiti artist paints a mural depicting the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary "NAZA".
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
When he anoints Dain’s other side, he paints it in thick swaths of pollen, yellow as butter.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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The “2026 Postseason” decals had been freshly painted up the baselines that afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It painted a very clear picture that the current system is not working, and it puts up a lot of barriers for English learners to be reclassified,” said Simeón.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Butterfly Conservation said the painted lady was one of the standout species with 6,955 recorded in Devon and 6,033 in Cornwall.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Located in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, Italy, the sumptuously painted, illusionistic chamber depicts the era’s civic society and figures from classical antiquity and myth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
Thick white lines have been painted on the pavement to help guide drivers in the dark.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Herman, a former professor in UCLA’s painting and drawing department and co-founder of the now-defunct Black Dragon Society gallery in Chinatown, lives with the work of his former students and friends crammed throughout his home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
From his perch in the Coliseum press box, Arbogast is painting the scene of the play when Moore was injured.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The BBC's Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, had a close-up look at the painting in Rome.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
They also spruced up the streets, picking litter, weeding, and painting bins.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
And the three girls set to work combing Boo’s hair, applying lipstick, painting her fingernails, and fitting her with fairy wings.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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