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shade

[sheyd] / ʃeɪd /








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The worst part besides the tight squeeze: The young passenger in the window seat kept the shade down during the total solar eclipse he was excited to see from the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

This is a loud girl shade, a wild girl color.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

Another prototype was a reconfigurable lamp shade containing three separate multistable switches.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

"We never planted avocado as our main crop. We introduced it as a shade tree for coffee plantations, and only later realised it could become a profitable business," he says.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

But there was white sand beneath my feet, green all around me, and large trees that gave generous shade.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The section “Skeletal Embodiment,” in which all the featured garments and objects are shades of bleached bone, blanched coral and fossil gray, is simultaneously prehistoric and futuristic—a realm of deep time in both directions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

All the signage is in black and white, the walls various shades of gray.

From Slate Sep. 18, 2026

Long waits and patient frustration are obvious shades of the NHS.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

The rapper’s all-black outfit was allowed, but his shades violated court etiquette.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

“Abby, these are great, but they’re all shades of brown. Except this one called Avocado,” I said.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

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

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

LA28 organizers say all of those pavilions will be climate-controlled or shaded, featuring “Olympic Games-inspired décor, an L.A.-inspired food item and welcome drink, and additional food and beverages available for purchase.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 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

Venetian tour guide Fiona Giusto, who runs Venice Tours, plans most of her routes around shaded stopping spots.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

It was lunchtime and the shaded benches on the town green were filled with people sprawling in the heat.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

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

When I put them on, shading the world around me a tint darker, and plug their earphones into my ears, a female voice comes on.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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