pale
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This means the family have very pale skin and white hair - something which Akhtar said they faced mistreatment for.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Cooler stars appear orange, stars like our Sun look white, and the hottest stars shine pale blue.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
In July, Byrne was visiting a friend’s house when the man turned pale and passed out at the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
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
And that’s certainly what she looked like when I first saw her, so shriveled and weak and vulnerable, her skin pale and paper-thin over her cheekbones, her hair creamy white against the pillows.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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 $300 dividend, I hope, pales in comparison, even though you were obviously confused and disappointed to miss out on the dividend.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Released months after “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” this occasionally ill-advised foray into psychedelia pales in comparison to the Beatles’ masterpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Worldwide, the number of equine clones born a year pales in comparison to traditionally-bred horses, but those clones—and their offspring—are starting to emerge in the top echelons of different equestrian disciplines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Slowly the grey light trickles into the post and pales the flashes of the shells.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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
Icing will turn a paler shade and thicken.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2024
Still, everything ahead of him was shrouded in mist, but the greyness of the sky was a bit paler.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
“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
A shivering hush in the first movement of the Third Concerto was like a snow in which Wang made soft footsteps with the palest chords.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
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
In recent years, winemakers have responded to a market that clamors for the palest of pale pinks to drink the year after harvest.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2021
The man wore a dark hat, and jeans and long jacket washed palest blue with lighter places at knees and elbows.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
But the shock of that request paled in comparison to another number.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 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
But those paled in comparison to the outcry that erupted when some curlers — Canadian curlers — were accused of bending the rules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 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
I gripped the edge of the table and tugged till my fingertips paled.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
That said, the approach adds texture to a film set during Carnival, the festival’s vibrancy paling in comparison to the creative exuberance on display.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 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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