sheen
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Apart from non-native speakers, there may be other subgroups of writers whose prose has the focus-grouped sheen of ChatGPT output.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
Perth and Kinross Council said there had been no reports of any sightings of fuel sheen in the River Tay or Loch Tay since Saturday afternoon.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
And they may be losing some of their sheen.
From Salon • Jan. 13, 2026
Ms. McCracken refuses to link process and outcome in fiction, so the whole endeavor retains its mysterious sheen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Antain’s mother stood in the doorway of the workshop late one morning, her nostrils wrinkling from the sawdust and the sharp smell of Zirin hip oil, which gave the wood its particular sheen.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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