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haze

[heyz] / heɪz /


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Her energy rises and falls alongside the mysterious mist, which has engulfed the city and brought whispers of a mysterious ancient entity lurking in its haze.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

In 2015, schools in Malaysia were ordered to close for two days because of health concerns caused by severe haze from Indonesian fires.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

In the distance, somewhat grayed by atmospheric haze, are the smokestacks and cooling tower of the power plant.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

"Within 15 minutes there was a tiny bit of haze, to black smoke, to flames," Curtois told the BBC.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The glowing haze of zooplankton had drifted off.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

When such atmospheric aerosols are present, the KU researcher said hazes can block the light filtering through the atmosphere.

From Science Daily Feb. 2, 2024

The new data matched the chemical signatures of a well-studied exoplanet called GJ 1214 b more accurately than previous research, demonstrating that hazes with different optical properties can lead to misinterpretations of a planet's atmosphere.

From Science Daily Nov. 27, 2023

Those hazes then venture into the dayside, and are vaporized in the heat.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2023

The dark spot is likely he result of mixing hazes and ices.

From Salon Aug. 25, 2023

The morning sun had to burn its red path through low-hanging hazes and clouds of industrial smoke.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Equally normal, as far as Perales was concerned, was a Detroit skyline hazed by the fume-spewing Marathon petroleum refinery.

From Scientific American Sep. 22, 2023

“I think these players have the right to be respected and valued and not hazed, intimidated and retaliated.”

From Washington Times Jul. 19, 2023

“When this calendar year ends, we will have hazed over 25,000 birds off the airport,” Nelsen said.

From Seattle Times Dec. 27, 2022

Because he didn’t join until the early ‘90s, keyboardist Rubén Valtierra is still considered the “new guy” in the band and gets hazed accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 26, 2022

The air around Nailer was hazed with the black work of shoreline smelters, but out there, beyond the smoke, he could see sails.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

But Mr. Warsh knows this hazing is what he signed up for.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

We were then, indeed, challenged and tested, with a slew of activities that added up to little more than a light hazing to bond us.

From Slate Apr. 27, 2025

There’s a “good-sized” elk herd ranging just north of the ranches, Griffin said, and he keeps hoping that the department’s nonlethal hazing tactics will persuade the wolves to turn their attention to their natural prey.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

“Middle school is supposed to be the worst. It’s like a giant hazing for adulthood. We all gotta go through it.”

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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