When temperatures are consistently above 90ºF, protect tomato plants from extreme heat by shading them with a 30% to 40% shade cloth that blocks some of the sun’s intensity.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
31 May 2026
Take Advantage of Shade Reduce the load on your air-conditioner by shading east-, south-, and west-facing windows.
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Jessica Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2026
Morning Star was recorded straight to tape on a Portastudio in Stockholm and Marchenko’s current home of Berlin, cloaking everything in a thin mist of hiss.
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Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
An IndyStar investigation published last year revealed that the group, known as the Wolverines, abused their power for years, cloaking themselves in a code of silence and operating with impunity.
Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
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Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026
Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
Conversations that are not confrontational but still have players shielding their mouths from public view will continue to be permitted without penalty.
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Tim Reynolds,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
Nearby, a group of men sat cross-legged on the ground in a circle, shielding their eyes from errant flakes as one of them hammered chunks off a large clump of gum.
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