grainy

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The search for an American airman stranded behind enemy lines jolted the U.S., making what had been an abstract air war feel visceral beyond the grainy footage of explosions released by the White House.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The grainy black-and-white image has become the center of the investigation into Nancy Guthrie.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

The commission has concluded it was possible that the man in the grainy phone box footage was Benguit, but it could not be sure.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

At first, it was the basics: crusty rounds, lean baguettes, rustic grainy loaves, the kind of bread that made a meal stretch.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Pictures flash in an increasingly contrasty and grainy format until they are hardly recognizable.

From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers