bleached
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Returning to Sausalito, the team passed bleached whale bones on an Angel Island beach, a grim reminder of what they were up against.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Retinal cells at the back of the eyes which detect the light can get bleached, and take a while to recover.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Unless ocean temperatures return to more tolerable levels, bleached corals are unable to recover and eventually die of starvation.
From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026
With her butterfly lashes and hair bleached an unnatural shade of news-anchor blonde, Grande couldn’t look more artificial.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
“Marcia, are you going to bottle your secret?” a woman whom Ifemelu did not know asked, her bleached hair bouffant like a platinum helmet.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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