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A handful of ramblers roamed the landscaped lakefront promenade, featuring a free walk-in aviary filled with brilliantly colored exotic birds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The college holds a community gathering with counselors and chaplains on hand where we run through grief exercises and write memories of Paul on slips of colored construction paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Native to temporary freshwater pools in the African savanna, these brightly colored fish have extremely short lifespans and develop many age-related problems rapidly, making them ideal for aging research.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

And then there is his voice — perhaps at its most ravishing on “Take Care of Yourself,” a ballad from his 2011 album “Bella” — at once fierce and tender, colored by longing and loss.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

I reached out and touched it, and the paper slid away under my fingers, the paper and the bits of colored pictures.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff