blue-green
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An extended couch of striking blue-green color allows for tête-à-têtes to be conducted at various degrees of intimacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
Last year, scientists in the country announced they had launched successful trials spraying the soil with cyanobacteria, also known as "blue-green algae" -- a method that helps retain moisture and facilitate tree rooting.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
A small robot wearing a bear hat threw punches and a blue-green robot, resembling an anime character, moved its head and arms.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2025
During the warm months, Lake Erie becomes an ideal setting for cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, to grow rapidly.
From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2025
The blue-green water of Snake Creek was pouring in over the transom, but nobody in the johnboat moved.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
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