Recent Examples on the WebAnother one of her outfits gave off a full-blue color scheme.—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024 It’s inspired by the Japanese Wabi-Sabi style, with a spherical design that looks just like a cloud, giving off a gentle, soft glow.—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024 And a tanning bed is not a great stand-in: Psoriasis is treated with UVB light, and tanning beds give off mostly UVA light.—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 15 Feb. 2024 More recently Duff has opted for bags that give off a more casual-mom vibe.—Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024 She was also styled in black gloves which gave off an old Hollywood feel.—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 20 Feb. 2024 The doomed vehicle is giving off serious Star Wars Tie Fighter vibes.—Eric MacK, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 To reconstruct the immediate environment around a black hole, Kara turns to the X-ray light given off by the accretion disk.—Michael Greshko, Quanta Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024 Searches for TDEs that gave off optical emissions (meaning visible light) and X-rays led to an increase in TDE discoveries in the 2010s.—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2024
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