gray

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The researchers observed that treated animals developed fewer gray hairs as they grew older.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

In other areas of the city, preservationists have successfully delayed the president’s bid to paint over the natural gray granite of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

His unruly brown hair is beginning to gray and the stocky build he had as a player has filled out a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Okimoto acquired a gray wheelie bag shortly after that “because I didn’t want to get the grief,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Now, he’s wearing a gray Union T-shirt, not that old navy jersey, and I would never in a million years attempt to hold his hand.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison