tanning

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Residents and tourists who were out shopping or tanning on the beach of this gleaming business hub of the United Arab Emirates watched with curiosity as missiles were intercepted above them like loud, daytime fireworks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

During January, the BBC searched TikTok, Instagram and Facebook for videos about winter tanning and examined online accounts of sunbed companies in the UK.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Gilly Perkins, from the Sunbed Association, said professional tanning salons follow "strict" safety rules, promoting moderation, staff training, and customer education, making controlled sunbed use safer than unregulated sunbathing.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Even after the researchers accounted for age, sex, history of sunburn, and family history of melanoma, indoor tanning was still associated with a 2.85-fold increase in melanoma risk.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

He had startling blue eyes like Jason’s, but his skin was coppery, as if he’d spent his entire life on a tanning bed.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan