striated

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Soon after the start of the Civil War, Church turned the atmospheric effects of a rising sun, striated clouds, and stars peeking through a patch of sky into a tattered Union flag.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Keepers at the Cornish Birds of Prey Centre CIC said a gyr falcon and a striated caracara were taken between 17:00 GMT on Thursday and 07:00 on Friday.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025

Visitors come to explore the Taroko Gorge, a striated marble canyon carved by the Liwu River, which cuts through mountains that rise steeply from the coast.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2024

They're calling that large, striated blob Baby Cas A -- because it appears like an offspring of the main supernova.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2023

When we finally convinced ourselves to move, to make the day real, the sky was a cerulean blue with a light gauze of striated clouds.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline