skin
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But I've also learned a valuable lesson - that I could be more at risk of skin cancer because of my freckles.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Inspections of the fuselage skin will be required, the FAA said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Having been locked away before the internet became our collective second skin, they didn’t understand that, online, a reckless moment looks like a permanent identity.
From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026
Seeing an Afro-Latina woman with a darker skin complexion achieve such a level of success was the representation I needed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
One of the common symptoms of HD is pale or slightly red areas on the skin that have lost feeling, or loss of feeling on the hands or feet.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The light-bodied red, Passeggiata, he explained, was a rosé gone wrong when winemakers forgot to remove the grapes’ skins at the correct time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
To be taken seriously, a birdman needed a large collection of taxidermied birds, skins and eggs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
Once they reach the top of the course, they remove the skins, and ski downhill to the finish line.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Near the snake’s tail which lay directly across his path, he saw the skins and pelts on the cave wall tremble slightly.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
Along with the distinctive doors, the vehicle was skinned with stainless steel—like today’s Tesla Cybertruck—because DeLorean thought Detroit was shortchanging customers with vehicles that would rust too quickly, Stone says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
It was her husband returning from the day's hunt, a large plastic bag in hand containing a skinned seal.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
A post-mortem of the giraffe - during which the carcass was skinned, cut up and then fed to the lions - was broadcast live online.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2025
In 1996 I worked at Disney Interactive, my Windows 95 operating system skinned with an “X-Files” theme; when I arrived early, the TV show’s eerie chimes echoed across the empty office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2025
Obiora was a year younger, veiy light- skinned, with honey-colored eyes behind thick glasses, and his mouth turned up at the sides in a perpetual smile.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I don’t actually know what a Nappa is, but clearly Genesis is skinning the good kind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
Recurring themes are everywhere - Daizen Maeda skinning James Tavernier, Kyogo Furuhashi outfoxing Rangers defenders at one end and Cameron Carter-Vickers bringing authority at the other.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
That suggests use as a trophy or lion-skin rug, rather than a simple byproduct of skinning the animal for food.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
She’s worked for three years to perfect her skinning process, and now works with a tanner who treats the skins to her liking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
As I'm gutting and skinning it, I notice something else.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
