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
A study published on Tuesday showed that more than half of the world's coral reefs were bleached between 2014-2017 -- a record-setting episode now being eclipsed by another series of devastating heatwaves.
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
On the ground at the base of the pole were bleached fragments of mullet skeletons that had been picked clean and discarded by the birds.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
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