pale
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A Groatie Buckie is a small, pale pink and white shell found on beaches across Orkney, which in local tradition brings good luck and fortune to the keeper.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Concepts that would have been considered beyond the pale only a few years ago are increasingly entering mainstream political discourse,” Ms. Stern says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Venus looks pale yellow in ordinary visible light, but the view changes dramatically in ultraviolet wavelengths.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
In the news release, Schroeder likened the insects’ coloring — pale yellow with red accents — to Swift’s “iconic” blonde hair and red lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Opal stood frozen and pale, not even her tongue flicked out.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Even with Wednesday's jump, growth in the company's share price has trailed other chip companies in recent months and pales in comparison to the stratospheric leaps in 2023 that followed the launch of ChatGPT.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
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
But this strategy pales in comparison to what’s possible with the newest legislation.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 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
The sky pales, casting the jagged peaks of the mountains around me in shadow.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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
Symptoms can include jaundice, itchy skin, darker pee, paler poo, unexplained weight loss, tiredness and high temperature.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
He withholds his approval to keep the paler, smaller man anxious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
A light sprinkling of coarse brown sugar or coconut sugar right before serving looks pretty against the paler shade of the top layer, but, honestly, this cheesecake is ready, set, go straight from the refrigerator.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Evan was a paler, taller version of Hari, but otherwise they were dressed almost identically, in understated plaid button-down shirts with a little Ralph Lauren emblem on the chest, khaki pants, and loafers.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
And what is most remembered about a performance to Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade for Strings” is “the transcendent scene of 17 women onstage, swathed in the palest and pearliest of blues.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
“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
“The reason I’m calling it a ‘complex cream’ is because there are more pigments in the palest of beiges rather than just a cream, like Sherwin-Williams’s Dover White.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2020
Gilderoy Lockhart, wearing robes of palest mauve today, came striding out.
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
OpenAI’s talent, funding and scientific papers paled in comparison to Google.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
Some guests said security protocols paled in comparison to the security screenings that VIPs faced when they went to exclusive after-dinner parties on Saturday night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
But the harm caused by those excesses, Jacoby said, paled in comparison to the good that had been done by opening up the legal system to everyday people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2026
More of that effort later, as it paled next to the highlights of this repertory mix.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
His face paled as he thought of Adaon’s brooch and his hand went protectively to it.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
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
Already the eastern horizon was paling and they would fall dead at the first appearance of the sun.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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