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as in faded
lacking an addition of color
dazzlingly white paint on the walls of the new house
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as in harmless
not causing or being capable of causing injury or hurt
told a little white lie to spare her feelings
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as in pure
free from sin
the tendency to see everything and everyone as morally black or white
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Recent Examples of white
Since 2005, the homeownership rate for white people in metro Atlanta has hovered between 73% and 80%.
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Zachary Hansen, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023
Here the racial inequality is stark, with Black people being nearly three times more likely to die from childbirth as white people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2023
Across ethnic groups the support of gun control legislation saw broad support, with 86 percent of Black people, 82 percent of Latino people and 77 percent of white people in favor of the age change.
—Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
Some in Milwaukee took it as Abdul-Jabbar not liking white people.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
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Zachary Hansen, ajc, 9 Feb. 2023
Here the racial inequality is stark, with Black people being nearly three times more likely to die from childbirth as white people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2023
Across ethnic groups the support of gun control legislation saw broad support, with 86 percent of Black people, 82 percent of Latino people and 77 percent of white people in favor of the age change.
—Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 8 Feb. 2023
Some in Milwaukee took it as Abdul-Jabbar not liking white people.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
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The board has been forgotten, but its presence looms over everything, not unlike the faded eyes of oculist Dr. T.J. Eckleburg, whose gaze sees all, even quietly desperate Bravo-show guest features that go nowhere.Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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There’s a good bit of history in the faded paint: The late D’Alessandros — Old Tommy and Young Tommy, both Baltimore mayors, and the father and brother, respectively, of Pelosi — appear.Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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The primary byproduct is helium, a harmless inert gas.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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Hackers have built a whole website and set up companies using AI to make the malware appear harmless.Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Two of the league’s best pure scorers and most pugnacious alpha dogs go at it Wednesday, with each trying more than 10 3-pointers a game this season.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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After recapturing Jerusalem’s Holy Temple, which had been converted into a place of idol worship, the website says, the Maccabees searched for pure oil with which to light the Temple menorah.Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses.Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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As a next step, the industry must require mandatory, transparent transition plans aligned with specialized frameworks like the UN's Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero.Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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However, this innocent appearance doesn’t last long.Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to the Death Penalty Information Center, 11 innocent people have been freed from Oklahoma's death row and seven clemencies have been granted in the state.CBS News, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Filling the next flight are eight empty grey steps without any wording.Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Other functions are in a grey area — one of these is the Transportation Security Administration under the Department of Homeland Security.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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Their first course of action will usually involve routine imaging tests and close monitoring of small benign meningiomas.Janelle McSwiggin, MSN, RN, Health, 25 Dec. 2024
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Though unemployment dropped under the Biden-Harris administration, the alarming statistics and the lack of access to high-paying jobs for Black men, benign to many, has left Black men in America questioning whether the Democratic Party agenda will ever include their issues.Richard Fowler, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas that can build up in enclosed or partially enclosed spaces, poisoning people and animals who breathe in too much, according to the CDC.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Just pair with your favorite jeans as the icing on the cake to a colorless outfit, like Bella Hadid.Anna Daniela Burai, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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“White.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/white. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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