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grimy

[grahy-mee] / ˈgraɪ mi /


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When the PCC was born in August 1993 inside the grimy walls of the Taubaté high-security prison in São Paulo state, its founders weren’t seeking world domination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

When Willy comes back from a quickly aborted road trip, he drives his car into an abandoned commercial garage, with pillars shedding tiles, gray lumps of detritus piled up, grimy windows letting in dim light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

How after each day’s end, I’d collapsed into bed fully clothed, grimy and exhausted.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

But for USC under Riley, it felt the same, a late-season game requiring the sort of grimy toughness that his Trojans had yet to show.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

At the cooling station, I take giant swigs from my water bottle, then wet the bandanna I use to wipe the salt and perspiration off my grimy face.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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