overcast
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On overcast days, when the sun was hidden, pigeons that lacked the macrophages lost their sense of direction and had difficulty navigating home.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Friday night also might end up quite overcast for many but those patient enough to wait until Saturday night will have the best viewing chances.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
They’d been together going on two decades when Semple lost herself, miserable in an overcast city without a tribe of her own.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The midday sun has only just begun to peek through the overcast sky.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
It was a hot, overcast morning, trees shimmering in the heat.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing overcast
"Marriage is a Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe
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4.1: Causes and Consequences of Iberian Maritime Exploration and Colonialism (Sources 1–12)
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