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[tan] / tæn /






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Maduro, wearing tan jail garb, listened to the proceedings on Wednesday through headphones that provided Spanish interpretation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

To the west in Duarte, an old tan rotary phone with a very long cord hangs on a tree in a garden.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

From it emerged a 64-year-old dairyman, burly and tan, who left the engine running as he lumbered toward me with open arms.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

A pool journalist allowed to tour the inside of the plane reported that it features leather seats, plush carpets, wooden panelling and walls colored tan and light brown with shades of gold.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

She’s got tan skin, short black hair threaded with silver, and bright pink lipstick.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Ms Eagle said she became suspicious after her stepdaughter, who also used a tanner, spotted a Facebook post from someone who said they had also suffered a bad reaction.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2025

He was also tanner and had shaved his head.

From Slate Feb. 25, 2023

The state supplies 6 percent of the world’s king, snow, tanner and Dungeness crabs, per the institute.

From Washington Post Oct. 15, 2022

Also on Monday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced a small Bering Sea crab harvest of more than 2 million pounds of tanner crab will open Oct.

From Seattle Times Oct. 10, 2022

The tanner who’d given me work for a few weeks.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Sen. Rick Scott will face off against one of Florida’s tannest mothers in the GOP primary this election cycle.

From Washington Times Aug. 17, 2023

Q: Is Sutter the tannest man in sports?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2014

Gaggles of British tourists with fur coats and spray tans jostled for seating, clutching their outerwear to their chests for space as they scouted for a table to open up.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Why are so many of your fabrics tans, ivories or “goat-colored”?

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

"The spray tans, the hair and make-up, and the sparkles, the costumes... and the glamour," she said.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2025

Pumped-up lips, spray tans, hollowed-out cheeks and false lashes are just some of the characteristics of the “Mar-a-Lago face” that Donald Trump adores in his women.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2025

They have freckles and tans, light hair and dark, crooked features and curves, and they are all exactly as they are meant to be.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

To the looksmaxxers, these peptides aren’t about health; they’re for shedding fat, building muscle, clearing up skin, and even getting tanned.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

NANTUCKET, Mass.—On a recent morning, a tanned Dave Portnoy appeared to be living his best rich-guy life.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Within minutes of the announcement, memories of the elegant and tanned designer began to flood social media.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

"But a considerable amount about my tanned appearance. AND how OLD I look."

From BBC Jul. 21, 2025

They were both artificially tanned and bleach-blond, with the same expertly layered long hair.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

A CeraVe sunscreen campaign woos Gen Z tanmaxxers with a social-media video series that kicks off with the dramatic destruction of a tanning bed.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Who needs umbrellas when you’ve got a tanning bed, a chin-up bar, beef-tallow stockpiles, and a gallon of only-sometimes-poisonous raw milk?

From Slate Jul. 22, 2026

WSJ | Buy Side: Get a summertime glow, no matter the season, with these expert-recommended tanning mousses, sprays and drops.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

They also proposed displaying cigarette-style images at sunbed shops and tanning salons to dissuade people from using them.

From BBC May 13, 2026

Ama sidesteps a spotted gecko using a rock as a tanning bed.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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