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Hodges reprises Orazio’s chiaroscuro — the interplay of light and shade — in the sculptural folds of the drapery to equally foreboding effect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Bondi’s memo also threw shade by implication at the use of human translators, while boosting A.I.:

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

But lately the leaders at the 125-year-old law firm spent hours discussing the merits of italics within a custom-made typeface and selecting the exact shade of blue that best communicates the energy of its lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Iñárritu spends the film’s first quarter setting the scene and characters — strangely quite literally, raising what looks like a stage curtain but is revealed to be a window shade.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The trees were a shade darker than he remembered, and much taller—their trunks stretched like molasses.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Thick haze turned the skies in Indonesia's Palangkaraya apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange on Thursday, reducing visibility to a few dozen metres as wildfires cause a regional air pollution crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

It can appear in various shades - from orange to cream - and has now spread to several seaside locations across the UK.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Elsewhere across Italy, different shades of green and brown reveal variations in vegetation, farming activity, and land cover.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

Playing versions of the Chaplins, the Holbrooke sisters share shades of classic Herzog characters while being quite unlike any of the eccentrics he’s brought to life before.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

His golden-brown skin is several shades lighter than mine, and his hair, raven-black, is freshly cut in a top fade.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Instead of sending police cars to the shaded areas, councils might send money to fix the lighting, support the community and repair the area itself.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

So, for example, we see a pair of virtually identical 1961 portraits of a man in a white tuxedo, his face shaded with red flecks that are clearly made by hand when viewed up close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Short came to embody the inverse of that picture, the shaded gloom lurking in places that escape sunshiny illumination.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

“A resort-style pool, tranquil lily ponds, meandering pathways, shaded terraces, and a full-size tennis court create moments of both recreation and quiet reflection, where the sounds of nature replace the pace of everyday life.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

“Well, yes, but isn’t it rather warm for such a long walk?” he answered slowly, for the shaded salon looked inviting after the glare without.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

For Hartnett, shading in a complete picture, warts and all, is essential to making a character believable.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

We come to admire Ahmad, Perlmutter and Sidhwa, but Teng provides just enough shading so that subtle cultural tensions between the men start to emerge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

In the rush for everyone to claim tech-company status, we lost a lot of good shading in many iconic logos: Warner Bros.,

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

Her keen shading of dynamics served two purposes: It made potentially static music engaging, and it lent drama to a narrative arc shaped largely by biography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Nighthand appeared behind them, shading his eyes with his huge hand.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell