bleached

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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

The cover art is based on the famous Mick Hudson photo, taken at Glastonbury festival in 1995, of Robbie with bleached blonde hair and a missing tooth.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

Wooden balconies above the bar were bleached white from the heat, and several trees outside were scorched of all their leaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

One pendant evokes the sea with its swirl of mother-of-pearl, spiral seashells and rivulets of pale gray leather arranged above a piece of bleached coral.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

They’re near the river’s edge and there’s a forked tree just this side of them along the riverbank, bleached and leafless, like it maybe once got struck by lightning.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness