color up

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In schools filled with low-income students of color, up to half the staff are new to the profession, according to an analysis by Dahlia Bazzaz on The Seattle Times Education Lab.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Currently, a bit more than a quarter of the group’s staff are people of color, up from 18 percent in 2017.

From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2023

Plus, the LED lights offer four themed display modes that rely on various lighting effects, including a racing mode that sends pulsing waves of color up and down to match the frenzied nature of driving.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2022

Her private secretary, Martin Charteris, later recalled finding the new monarch at her desk, “sitting erect, no tears, color up a little, fully accepting her destiny.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 8, 2022

Still, it was the only important body of water within forty miles, a source of pride, nice to look at on bright summer days, and later that evening it would color up with fireworks.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien