shady
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The press makes mistakes, but its public role in exposing shady behavior is essential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
"We've already lost trees," said Rosie Fyles, head of gardens at Chiswick House in west London, whose Kent-designed shady lawns dotted with statues and cedars of Lebanon date back to the 18th century.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
"Bottled water gets hot in about five minutes in the sun, but it can be quite shady standing here," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Moving the bee, if safe to do so, to a flower or a shady spot too is also advised.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
In the afternoon Beatrice would change into a cool frock and a shady hat and watch Giles play cricket.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
When Andy Morling heard about a revolutionary new weight-loss cure on the BBC last spring, he figured it might spark a shadier market for fakes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2024
"So, anything that we can do to both provide a space here for people to be around greenery but also support them to make their own spaces cooler and shadier will be of benefit."
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
And in an even shadier turn of events: Talking Points Memo found that Santos has filed documents to have Devolder reinstated.
From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2022
A shady NYC restaurateur and her even shadier husband go on the lamb — sorry, that’s “lam” — in the new docuseries “Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2022
I felt dizzy in the heat and headed to the shadier pavilion.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
Meanwhile a mobile app developed by an undergraduate to direct people to the shadiest walking paths has gained traction online, particularly among students.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
If planted in part-sun, they are likely to stay small and stunted, so give these your shadiest spot.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
It’s like dropping a person in the shadiest spot on a stifling desert island, with packaged food and fresh water, and saying, “Look! They’re fine.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
Messier was one of the shadiest and most unethical plastic surgeons on Park Avenue.
From Salon ● Sep. 1, 2018
There were still traces of grainy old snowbanks in the shadiest spots, but in places the sun was actually hot.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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