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As a result, affected lighter skins adopt a bluish or greyish tinge.

From Salon Jan. 20, 2025

The JBL Tour One M2 looks similar to the original Tour One, though this is also available in a greyish beige “champagne” finish.

From The Verge Aug. 30, 2022

As she stirs cassava flour to make the Congolese staple fufu, a greyish sticky dough eaten at every meal, I can see the sinews in her arms standing taut.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2016

Orinoco crocodiles vary in colouration from greyish to brownish or yellowish, and dark spots and blotches are often present over the dorsal surface.

From Scientific American Feb. 22, 2014

The wick had long since burned away, and all that remained of the oil was a faint greyish stain.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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