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shade

[sheyd] / ʃeɪd /








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One manufacturer’s idea of khaki or olive drab, for example, might not match another’s—a serious problem when thousands of yards of uniform fabric had to be dyed the same shade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The cost, I’m told, would depend on what the enhancements include: signs, lights, trees, shade canopies, sidewalk repairs, escalators, and so on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Under the shade of a nearby tree in Kakwanyang village, three women sit together pounding wild brown fruits with a hard, rough and lumpy exterior.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Elders get their hearing checked and play mahjongg and practice calligraphy in the shade of empty plazas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Door picked up the fabric and watched it turn a bright shade of purple.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste