sooty

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Sooty bark disease spread to the U.K. on exported lumber shortly before 1945, and it has since spread through much of Europe.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2021

Sooty deposits have been reported on glaciers in New Zealand, potentially accelerating the rate at which they are melting, the program said.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2020

Richard Cadell, who has been keeping Sooty in check since 1998, said it was "an amazing achievement that Sooty is so popular after 70 years".

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2018

Corbett retired in 1976, shortly after moving to ITV, and Sooty was passed to his son, Matthew, who found equal success and an even wider cast of friends.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2018

Sooty, cheap lace curtains hung at the window.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers