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also loury
as in lowering
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Adjective
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The country is already carbon-negative, over 70 percent forested (the national constitution requires at least 60 percent to be preserved), and powered almost entirely by hydroelectricity.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026 -
Trappings near her home in following months caught a variety of deer mice and white-footed mice, though the rodents tested negative for the virus.—
Eva Flowe
May 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Others are subjected to frequent rains and oppressive summer humidity.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 May 2026
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An especially visually striking debut, Mosquitoes exists in a saturated hyperreality that is consummately engrossing, and announces the Bertani sisters as formidable portraitists of girlhood cast against the backdrop of an alternately beautiful and oppressive world.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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If the sky becomes menacing and thunder becomes audible, seek out a safe place to seek shelter.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 May 2026
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Others take a more menacing tone, like a jaguar facing off with a dog in a snowy backyard.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Libertini said his injuries did not appear life-threatening.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Each of their injuries appeared to be non-life-threatening.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And if The Devil Wears Prada 2 is any kind of morale bellwether for big media, even the ten people with job security are feeling grim about the mouth.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 May 2026
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Continue reading … BEHIND CLOSED DOORS — Babysitter’s grim discovery exposes deadly family secret inside luxury home.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Give a set of drab concrete front steps a DIY makeover with a simple paint job.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
2 May 2026
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That olive-drab robotic dog was the second canine at AT&T’s exhibit, and by far the less furry of the two.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Half Man is largely dour and colorless, doomed from beginning to end.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Thank heaven, then, for Terry Zwigoff’s Ghost World, which captures all the dour hijinks and cold freakery of its source text on an all-too-IRL plane.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Best gentle shampoo for colored hair This award-winning shampoo and conditioner duo is made with organic rose oil and peaches, which revive dull or fading color.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 May 2026
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The Noni Glow Face Oil is Miranda’s favorite, a lightweight yet powerful face oil formulated to help visibly nourish, brighten and smooth dry or dull skin.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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“Lowery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowery. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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