wan
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A 2012 self-portrait shows a startled, wan Mr. Hockney unhappily staring at the viewer as if we’ve just interrupted a rare moment of peace; it’s a radical departure from his usually cheery depictions of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
For each of those successes, there are several messy misfires: The wan camp of “The Politician.”
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
Without shelter from the larger shrubs, they were vulnerable during the severe heat, said Brenda Contreras, director of the native plant and wildlife support group Coyotl wan Macehualli.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2024
But this show is too slight, too wan, to bear the weight of analytical dissection.
From New York Times • Feb. 15, 2024
‘None of yer prate, now,’ say the surgeons, ‘there’s wan thing which can be done, and that same thing is to keep from all unnatural excitement from this time forward.’
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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