shady
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Thompson said he operates six ghost accounts where he writes in the chat during sales to warn buyers of potentially shady sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Moving the bee, if safe to do so, to a flower or a shady spot too is also advised.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
My suggestion — throw on your best headphones and find a shady tree to lean back against and chill out.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
After a pre-premiere bidding war results in a $75-million sale, “Medellin” debuts to a round of boos, leading shady businessman Yair Marx to renege on the deal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
A military court found that his greed for money and power had led to his involvement in shady deals.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
“These passages remind us that too much sun can be harmful, and that safety and comfort are to be found in the darker, shadier places,” she writes.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
When Andy Morling heard about a revolutionary new weight-loss cure on the BBC last spring, he figured it might spark a shadier market for fakes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
"So, anything that we can do to both provide a space here for people to be around greenery but also support them to make their own spaces cooler and shadier will be of benefit."
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
On the steeper, shadier canyon on the eastern side, plantings reflect upper and lower montane areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
I felt dizzy in the heat and headed to the shadier pavilion.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Meanwhile a mobile app developed by an undergraduate to direct people to the shadiest walking paths has gained traction online, particularly among students.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
If planted in part-sun, they are likely to stay small and stunted, so give these your shadiest spot.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
"These types of conservation easements, some of them are the shadiest of the shady transactions," Wyden told HuffPost earlier this month.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2021
Ms. Donovan, a force on Twitter and a longtime student of the shadiest corners of the internet, said she defines “misinformation” as “false information that’s being spread.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2021
There were still traces of grainy old snowbanks in the shadiest spots, but in places the sun was actually hot.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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"To an Athlete Dying Young" by A. E. Housman
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