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tanning

[tan-ing] / ˈtæn ɪŋ /




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Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Get a summertime glow, no matter the season, with these expert-recommended tanning mousses, sprays and drops.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

They also proposed displaying cigarette-style images at sunbed shops and tanning salons to dissuade people from using them.

From BBC May 13, 2026

He did, however, quickly stop using MT-II, the tanning peptide that years ago was dubbed the “Barbie peptide.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

He had startling blue eyes like Jason’s, but his skin was coppery, as if he’d spent his entire life on a tanning bed.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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