powdery

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Young people around the world are snatching Adidas Tang-style jackets off the shelves, bingeing on Chinese micro-dramas and experimenting with powdery make-up looks flaunted by Chinese girls and women on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Other signs are subtle: ground covered with powdery insulation from the lines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

When tested on wheat, these compounds helped protect against fungal infections such as powdery mildew.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

With its its powdery pastel colors, zigzag metal canopies, space-age scoreboard and verdant terraces filled with UFO-shaped urns, Dodger Stadium lived up to the hype.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

But when Kingshaw touched it, his fingers came away brown with powdery rust, and the padlock dropped open.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill