tan
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To the west in Duarte, an old tan rotary phone with a very long cord hangs on a tree in a garden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Some attendees even paid tribute to one of the most famous footnotes of Obama’s presidency by wearing tan suits, a lighthearted nod to the outfit that once sparked outsized political controversy.
From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026
A pool journalist allowed to tour the inside of the plane reported that it features leather seats, plush carpets, wooden panelling and walls colored tan and light brown with shades of gold.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Blue entered the lineup decades later, after 10 million consumers voted for it to replace the tan M&M, over purple or pink.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“C’mon. Let’s go down to the beach. I have a tan to work on.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Ms Eagle said she became suspicious after her stepdaughter, who also used a tanner, spotted a Facebook post from someone who said they had also suffered a bad reaction.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
He was also tanner and had shaved his head.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
Also on Monday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced a small Bering Sea crab harvest of more than 2 million pounds of tanner crab will open Oct.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022
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
The tanner, whose house it was that burned, sent a couple of boys skipping right under the Kargs’ noses, taunting and yelling and vanishing again like smoke into smoke.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Sen. Rick Scott will face off against one of Florida’s tannest mothers in the GOP primary this election cycle.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Q: Is Sutter the tannest man in sports?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2014
They left with healthy tans, a target of 35 medals and a plan to take over another Olympics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Pumped-up lips, spray tans, hollowed-out cheeks and false lashes are just some of the characteristics of the “Mar-a-Lago face” that Donald Trump adores in his women.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2025
Stacey and Natalie have a 32-second stare-off in a pharmacy, only interrupted when a customer asks Natalie: "Where to's your fake tans?"
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2024
“I haven’t had to alter my body in that way,” says Strong, who underwent a doctor-supervised “starvation diet” and a regimen of tanning booth visits and biweekly spray tans to match Cohn’s notoriously leathery look.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
Blue window frames, old granite of grays and tans.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
NANTUCKET, Mass.—On a recent morning, a tanned Dave Portnoy appeared to be living his best rich-guy life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Within minutes of the announcement, memories of the elegant and tanned designer began to flood social media.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
"It's often portrayed as fashionable to be tanned all year round," he said, noting how easily accessible sunbeds are, with many high streets filled with salons.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2025
"But a considerable amount about my tanned appearance. AND how OLD I look."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025
Colin adjusts his gray cap, revealing his tanned face.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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
Hilly was tanning in the sun, I was fanning in the murky shade.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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