pale
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The subtropical southern Japanese region boasts some of the world's most biodiverse hubs of normally multicoloured coral, but a 2024 marine heatwave created "graveyards" of ghostly pale or sickly brown organisms.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
On my recent rereading of “The Secret Garden,” I was delighted by the moment when Mary, initially pale and peevish and uninterested in her breakfast, begins wandering the grounds with a jump rope in hand.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Once the extinction period ended, the fossils returned to a pale yellow color.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026
WIMBLEDON, England—Powerful, pale, occasionally frail Jannik Sinner is becoming inevitable in men’s tennis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
His face is drawn, pale, his eyes bright.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
The recent flurry of activity pales in comparison to what unions were accomplishing in their 1950s heyday and the decades following.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Matthew Murphy, representing Stewart Jones, said his client had showed "genuine, wholehearted remorse" but his financial gain "pales in comparison".
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
And yet, all that pales in comparison to what he has been forced to endure while his mother, Janet, twice battled cancer, affecting everyone emotionally and financially.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
However, this all pales in comparison to prime-aged fathers who have participation rates that frequently approach and surpass 95%, irrespective of their child’s age.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
“Perhaps today pales in comparison to the fun I had at the ball last night.”
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
In general, leopards living in open habitats tend to be larger and paler, while those in forested areas are often smaller and darker.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026
By then, Thyri, paler than usual, couldn’t crawl or stand up on her own, James said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
Icing will turn a paler shade and thicken.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
As a result, Colin, who wore paler shades such as baby blue in the earlier episodes, is seen in much more striking hues this time around, such as navy blues and browns.
From BBC ● May 15, 2024
Certainly he looked paler; his skin still had that grayish tinge, probably because he so rarely saw daylight these days.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
“It was important to figure out where those bright pinks would live alongside our palest, pastel pink and, of course, every tone of pink in between,” Gerwig says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024
These cookies bake to a beautiful toasty color and are topped with an artful smear of the palest pastel icing that is lightning-fast to whip up.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
They sound almost like characters in a fairy tale when the narrator claims, “The faintest hint of affection, the palest expression of warmth, was enough to make each Oppenheimer triplet recoil.”
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2022
The world seems to have embraced the notion that rosé is meant to wear only the palest shade of pink.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2021
Too early even to do my chores, I drank the coffee black, sitting on my steps, watching the sky blush the palest pink.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
But the shock of that request paled in comparison to another number.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Quigleys fell in love with southern Georgia, but the schooling options there paled in comparison with what they found across the border in Florida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Microsoft Azure’s 39% cloud growth in the fourth quarter paled in comparison to Google Cloud’s 48% growth, and investors were displeased by Microsoft’s decision to allocate more computing power to internal projects.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026
While it drew in 6.1 million concurrent viewers, that number paled in comparison to the 135 million viewers who tuned in to Bad Bunny’s halftime show, according to initial reports from NBC and CBS News.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2026
He looked up and paled when he saw Viola.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
Even Marvel has recently seen lower box office results for its films — despite critical praise, “Thunderbolts*” grossed about $382 million worldwide on a budget of $180 million, paling in comparison to past films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
What, you might ask, prompted this remark from the paling former personality?
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
But each of those fines was for just $6,949, paling in comparison to what Metcalf received for the incident with Baynes, and speaking to how the NFL views any verbal offenses directed at officials.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Free agency is in its infancy in MLS, paling in the impact and intrigue that grips the NBA, NFL and MLB.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2019
Everything was sort of violet and still, the sky green paling into gold beyond the gable of the house and a plume of smoke rising from the chimney without any wind.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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