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shade

[shayd] / ʃeɪd /








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The Valkyrie, the only team to have beaten Wigan this season, dug deep into their well of resolve to shade a gripping Grand Final.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Grief, in Mr. Wladyka’s view, has a way of defining us, of turning our attention to the past, of casting a shade over everything and denying us forward movement and vitality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

However, he would like to see more shade and drinking fountains available.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The grass, native plants and trees are intended to provide shade and reduce heat on a schoolyard that was previously made up largely of asphalt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Este scoots her chair around so she’s in the shade.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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

Yet he confronts the nuanced situation in Europe in facile terms, seemingly unable to perceive shades of gray.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There’s not a single shot of a healthy human being in the movie, only wraiths filmed in sickly shades of pink, red and blue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

As Seoul transforms into various shades of yellow with the arrival of autumn, the leaves on Buam-dong's once-prized ginkgo are a crispy brown.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“The two silvery cranes sparkle against the clouds. So many shades of blue and gray, it almost seems painted! Her skill is most extraordinary.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026

The corner of the yard, shaded by mesquite and shoestring willows, had fallen conspicuously quiet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 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

That leaves fewer shaded, humid spaces for water to pool and mosquitoes to hide, as well as more access for mosquito predators such as birds and larger insects.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The earth below curved away like the surface of a globe, and the sky above shaded to a spacy blue-black.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

Research on overheating in homes shows that shading and ventilation can be important passive cooling strategies: reducing indoor heat without mechanical cooling.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026

Measures such as mechanical ventilation or shading don’t work when the heat is relentless, experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

She cites a recent visit to northern France, where she says virtually every single building had external shading.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Day sat beside me, brown plastic sunglasses shading his constantly tearing eyes.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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