shade
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Newport Beach, Laguna Beach and other Orange County towns are cracking down on elaborate shade coverings, citing safety issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
For those who use art to help shade in the textures of their lives — as sticking points to shape a memory — there is no better place to do so than Letterboxd.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Bake for 12 to 16 minutes, until the crackers look glossy, smell deeply savory and have turned a slightly toastier shade of gold.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
The sunsets, which feature every shade of sorbet imaginable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
She took her blue water bottle down to the beach and sat in the shade of a rock with her legs in the water.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has released a dazzling new image featuring more than 500,000 stars glowing in shades of red, white, and blue.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
She predicted guests in "vibrant shades and flowy dresses", popular at summer New York weddings.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Elle meanwhile manages to commit faux pas after faux pas in a community that gives all-new meaning to 50 shades of gray and sneers at anything and everyone from L.A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A pool journalist allowed to tour the inside of the plane reported that it features leather seats, plush carpets, wooden panelling and walls colored tan and light brown with shades of gold.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Overstuffed pillows, fluffy bath mats, floral-print shower curtains, pastel comforter sets, four-hundred-thread-count cotton sheets, and dishes, all in the calm shades of baby nurseries.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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Sometimes, a fancy beverage, a shaded spot, and friends are all you need.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
At the Kingsley Court Care Home in Hayes, west London, fruit juice and water were handed out to dementia patients in shaded areas of the garden.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
Not all the plants survived, partly because half the garden is shaded by a large magnolia tree on the parking strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
I would awaken to the sound of the cuckoo in the tamarind tree that shaded the courtyard.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
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She cites a recent visit to northern France, where she says virtually every single building had external shading.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
On the sidewalk outside a charging station in downtown Abuja, women shading themselves with umbrellas sell mangoes and peanuts steps away from a Tesla Cybertruck.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
McGee accentuates Kenneth’s somber shading to a degree that risks sentimentalizing the character.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Plants with steeper, more upright leaves were able to rise above neighboring plants during early growth stages, capturing more sunlight while shading out competitors below.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
Will could see his silhouette in the cave mouth, crouching, attentive, and then Mrs. Coulter herself sat up, shading her eyes against the light outside.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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