tan
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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
Under-18s are already barred from using sunbeds, but teenagers can sometimes dodge the rules by using contactless payment systems that let you tap and tan without any checks by a staff member, warns the government.
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
Almodóvar is seated behind his desk, wearing a crisp white T-shirt under a tan chore coat.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
She shifts in her chair, making the tassels on her beaded tan suede moccasins bounce.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Back on TikTok, in her own way, beauty influencer and fake tanner Jemma is also trying to prevent others from going through what Jak did.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025
He noticed more boats going after tanner crab last season — a much smaller fishery, but one that was open.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2023
He was also tanner and had shaved his head.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2023
She’s worked for three years to perfect her skinning process, and now works with a tanner who treats the skins to her liking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
The tanner, whose house it was that burned, sent a couple of boys skipping right under the Kargs’ noses, taunting and yelling and vanishing again like smoke into smoke.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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
They left with healthy tans, a target of 35 medals and a plan to take over another Olympics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
"The spray tans, the hair and make-up, and the sparkles, the costumes... and the glamour," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2025
More than a few bore tans so dark that they were browner than me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 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
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
Chief executive Alastair Richards said the desire for "that tanned look" can often lead people to resort to the excessive use of sunbeds and products like nasal tanners.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Probably, Matty decided, Mentor’s skin had been tanned by the sun, as his own was, and this made the birthmark less visible.
From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry
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
He did, however, quickly stop using MT-II, the tanning peptide that years ago was dubbed the “Barbie peptide.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The UVA radiation in a tanning bed is roughly 15 times that found anywhere on the surface of the planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
He was in the tanning business in Hudson, Ohio, at the time of his marriage.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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