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  • present tense form of blue (3rd person singular).
  • plural of blue.
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blues

[blooz] / bluz /


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Hart also looked to artists as varied as Kurt Cobain and Chappell Roan, while drawing inspiration from classical music, blues and the old-world sound Lestat would have absorbed over his long life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Flushed and sweating, 31-year-old Annisa Enggracia Fidel runs back and forth to defend her fort from invaders -- hundreds of fellow adults all beating the blues by playing a nostalgic Indonesian children's game.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Beach-house owners are trading seaside clichés—white drywall, breezy blues, sandy neutrals, etc.—for bold interiors with darker tones.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Jean: I would literally tell everybody to do a deep dive and start with early Miles, start from the bebop and the blues, don’t just go in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

It looks like an oval of colors, greens and blues, yellows and purples, all constantly shifting.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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