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Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Venus looks pale yellow in ordinary visible light, but the view changes dramatically in ultraviolet wavelengths.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Not only did it, the sky also radiated some of Maria’s favorite colors, fall hues, a palate of gold and pale orange.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

We ate thick slices with cold salted butter — not so much smeared across the crumb as laid on in pale slabs, because patience has never been a prerequisite for breakfast.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

One of the common symptoms of HD is pale or slightly red areas on the skin that have lost feeling, or loss of feeling on the hands or feet.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Even with Wednesday's jump, growth in the company's share price has trailed other chip companies in recent months and pales in comparison to the stratospheric leaps in 2023 that followed the launch of ChatGPT.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the mid-16th century, however, Spanish conquistadors had defeated the Incas in Bolivia, and the Sapa Inca’s size pales in comparison with the figures in the painting’s lower third.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

On paper, the property pales in comparison with their previous dwelling, offering just 2,718 square feet of living space, including three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Matthew Murphy, representing Stewart Jones, said his client had showed "genuine, wholehearted remorse" but his financial gain "pales in comparison".

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026

“Perhaps today pales in comparison to the fun I had at the ball last night.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

In general, leopards living in open habitats tend to be larger and paler, while those in forested areas are often smaller and darker.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 24, 2026

Symptoms can include jaundice, itchy skin, darker pee, paler poo, unexplained weight loss, tiredness and high temperature.

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

Whisk the yolks and lemon juice in the bowl until they've slightly changed color, to something a bit paler, and there's some clear froth.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

By then, Thyri, paler than usual, couldn’t crawl or stand up on her own, James said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2024

He was taller than when he had left, paler and bonier, and he showed the first symptoms of resistance to nostalgia.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

“It was important to figure out where those bright pinks would live alongside our palest, pastel pink and, of course, every tone of pink in between,” Gerwig says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2024

These cookies bake to a beautiful toasty color and are topped with an artful smear of the palest pastel icing that is lightning-fast to whip up.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022

Forty years after my father’s interrogation I find myself following the palest of imprints of his journey, though with none of his courage, or certainty, and none of the risk.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2019

The abstract artist Sean Scully has striped his canvases in yellows from palest omelet to warning flare.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2019

She went to the window and stared out, trying to spot the bird among bare oak branches that stood out black against a broken sky of gray and palest blue.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

But it paled next to the annualized return of 13% on the S&P 500, the index to which her annuity was linked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Yet such numbers paled in comparison to the billions of dollars that OpenAI’s Altman and Anthropic were bringing in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But the shock of that request paled in comparison to another number.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

Microsoft Azure’s 39% cloud growth in the fourth quarter paled in comparison to Google Cloud’s 48% growth, and investors were displeased by Microsoft’s decision to allocate more computing power to internal projects.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 2026

They were those stars that do not set, that are not paled by the coming of any day.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

That said, the approach adds texture to a film set during Carnival, the festival’s vibrancy paling in comparison to the creative exuberance on display.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025

What, you might ask, prompted this remark from the paling former personality?

From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023

But each of those fines was for just $6,949, paling in comparison to what Metcalf received for the incident with Baynes, and speaking to how the NFL views any verbal offenses directed at officials.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2022

Free agency is in its infancy in MLS, paling in the impact and intrigue that grips the NBA, NFL and MLB.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 1, 2019

“Yes, well, I meant, ah, more for personal emergencies,” Gwystyl explained, paling.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander