An AFP journalist saw the Salinas River overtopping its banks in many spots, at times covering farm fields for hundreds of yards, even as the rain continued under leaden skies.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/california-us-new-storms-flooding-snowfall-salinas-river-evacuate-3207251?cid=cna_flip_070214

But late last year, the Federal Highway Administration responded to New Jersey’s efforts at humor with a leaden warning, asking that it “cease and desist.”

Source: https://www.boston.com/news/national-news/2023/02/13/states-love-jokes-on-road-safety-signs-but-the-feds-arent-laughing/

But there is no one around, only a leaden light and the silence of snowfall.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/11/opinion/turkey-earthquake-orhan-pamuk.html

Trump’s attacks on DeSantis are heavy-handed, leaden and way-past unamusing.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/23/republicans-need-to-stop-deferring-to-trump-and-get-in-the-race/