shady
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I never would have guessed that a tree-planting company would turn out to be … shady.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The press makes mistakes, but its public role in exposing shady behavior is essential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"The more you unpick this story, the more murky, the more shady, the concerning it becomes," Ellwood told Newsnight.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
"We've already lost trees," said Rosie Fyles, head of gardens at Chiswick House in west London, whose Kent-designed shady lawns dotted with statues and cedars of Lebanon date back to the 18th century.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
It is always cool and shady on certain streets on the hottest day.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Planting native broadleaf trees creates cooler, shadier woodland that is less likely to ignite, while restoring rivers and wetlands helps hold water in the landscape, keeping surrounding land damp.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“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
On the steeper, shadier canyon on the eastern side, plantings reflect upper and lower montane areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2022
It was hotter than last time, so Angelo felt the pigs would be keeping to the shadier parts of the property.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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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