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Pearl, the ivory Fender Telecaster Thinline that Willy Mitchell bought in his teens with the settlement money he received in the aftermath of his gunshot, has yellowed with age.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2017

The university paid an undisclosed sum for the paperwork, which has yellowed and turned brittle with age.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2014

O dear, O dear, how pale I grew to see her, But he, from fright has yellowed me all over.

From The Frogs by Aristophanes