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Jeffers and Hay have a strong chemistry, and they make Peter and Winona’s vivacity and pain feel equally real, even when the movie around them is shading toward the phony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

It at least demonstrates that the public, thankfully, no longer trusts our tech overlords, even to the point where skepticism is shading into paranoia.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2023

THE FACTS: Biden is shading the actual story a bit.

From Washington Times • Sep. 7, 2020

That is just what he has done, even as his integrity is unmercifully attacked by allegations that he is shading the truth.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2019

Every summer day, as the sun is shading the hills, the clatter of those pasture bars is heard throughout the length and breadth of the land.

From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John