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drab

[drab] / dræb /


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Others suggested Army Air Corps camouflage: dark olive drab, medium green, neutral gray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And who else but the Lakers to provide some spice during the drab stretch of the season between the trade deadline and the playoffs?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Not too long ago, “Bridgerton” was held in the highest esteem in the meeting place between TV fantasy and drab reality.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

He suffers from rheumatism and would like nothing more than to “heal” on a beach in Cuba—still the ideal of paradise for those who grew up in drab old communist Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

After paying for a private room last night and breakfast and bath this morning, the drab represented a good portion of my worldly wealth, so I kept my finger on it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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