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color

[kuhl-er] / ˈkʌl ər /






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In Portuguese, laranja means orange, referring to both the color and the fruit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

Over time—and time is a key ingredient in the “Ring”—familiar motifs return altered in tempo, harmony, color and weight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

And a new memo circulated among top Democratic National Committee officials on Wednesday acknowledges that voters of color were “the driving force” of this massive win.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026

The wait times are color coded as follows:

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

From the front and back of each otherwise ordinary dress a large X had been cut out and replaced with cloth of another color.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The colors are a little over-saturated, but people who are used to watching archival rock ‘n’ roll clips won’t be phased.

From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026

There were fewer small objects than some theories predicted, and their colors closely resembled those of much larger objects in the same distant regions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Because the meteor has already slowed considerably, these final flashes generally appear red, unlike the bright green colors often observed earlier in its descent.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

So may it be a big wave of many colors, and may it be a clear rebuke, rebellion and rout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

He was used to her constant presence in his mind, the never-absent play of colors at the back of his head that spoke to him of her moods.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

With its floating gobs of plaster and strands of colored thread, it fits comfortably in its Abstract Expressionist moment, although you could also believe that you are looking at fossils embedded in amber.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026

Although this represents a relatively small percentage, it suggests that enormous numbers of strangely colored stellar remnants exist across the cosmos.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Dots, however, were pitched as brightly colored cute cartoons meant to function as digital assistants for people with busy lives.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

During his decades-long career, Max created brightly colored graphic images and was credited with capturing the essence of the 1960s "summer of love" and psychedelia.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

It was strangely colored with a pinkish tinge.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Fire salamanders are among Europe's most recognizable amphibians, known for their striking black and yellow coloring and the poisonous substances they release to deter predators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

These products may contain ingredients including preservatives, artificial coloring, flavor enhancers, and emulsifiers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Food and Drug Administration, which asked companies to more quickly remove red dye No. 3 — a similar synthetic food coloring.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Helen Guedez and her brother have chosen to disregard the ominous letter coloring the wall of the building that previously housed their dad, sister and grandmother.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

It was such an intense look, I felt myself coloring.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez


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