grainy
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Most of the videos disclosed on Friday feature grainy footage captured by US military infrared cameras between 2018 and 2023.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Between them, chronologically, is a storyline shot in color but with the warm, grainy look of film.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
In the grainy video clip, a person is seen rushing past security officers, who then turn and chase him.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Later on, there’s a significant tangent into grainy video, a music performance that deserves to be left a surprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The surface was the colour of damp sand, rough and grainy to the touch, except where bits of moss and lichen grew out of the cracks.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
The texture is slightly grainier than some of the other butters I tried, but I didn't mind it.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2022
The iPhone 12 Pro Max’s telephoto camera has a slightly longer reach the the 12 Pro’s, but it’s grainier in low light.
From The Verge ● Nov. 9, 2020
An afterword, credited only to McDarrah’s estate, fills in the grainier details of the photographer’s legacy.
From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2018
Co-founders Caroline Beckman and Nina Church use everything -- seeds, stems, cores and skins -- to retain fiber, which also makes the texture grainier than similar offerings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2016
Its texture was slightly grainier than it should have been, which makes me think I may have beaten the whites a little too long.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vibrant canary yellow and savoy blue jerseys that cut through even the grainiest television footage.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It’s a trek that puts Rodrigo in a reflective state, and Lee’s mood-infused film is tailored to appeal to the vintage taste of a Gen Z crowd that loves the grainiest of photo filters.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2022
But he contributed more than some stunning plays that were captured on the grainiest of black-and-white film.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2021
Styles had the grainiest voice in the group, which often reserved it to arrive just when the verse pushed into the chorus.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
