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color

[kuhl-er] / ˈkʌl ər /






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King: One person of color—was the person of color a woman or a man?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Instead of adding pigments to produce color or applying persistent chemical coatings to control how surfaces interact with water, the researchers build those properties directly into the material's physical structure.

From Science Daily Sep. 10, 2026

Researchers place color reference charts around newly planted coral to record the pigmentation, a method used to monitor its health and detect early signs of heat stress.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“I just need color in my space,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

It was a bronze color this time with a slightly longer head.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

After each attempt, Wordle uses colors to show how close the player is:

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

Each piece of clothing within the collection nods to a futuristic past garnished by pops of primary colors while signaling toward a future of “systemized intuition” where utility is the ultimate framework.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

It is available in two colors, "star white" and "night sky."

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

There is the tunnel vision, that narrowing of the entire clamoring world down to 100 yards of grass and a single question of whether the men in my colors will get there.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

But now the shining sea of girl heads in the dining hall boasted hair of all different colors....

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Blazo’s research shows that when sibling dynamics are colored by hostility and toxic comparisons, younger siblings experience “differentiation.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

It would be easy to look at all of this — the card tables, homemade jingles, wagons stacked with brightly colored boxes — and see only an exceptionally cute American ritual.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

To market herself, Kusama adopted an outlandish persona, donning brightly colored bobbed wigs, and red leotards or dot-covered gowns for public appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

But Purcell isn’t the only systems failure that has colored Supreme Court elections cases of late.

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

The berserker was colored a thousand ways with spices.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

She believes the coloring helps them camouflage among she-oak flowers, with which they are closely associated.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

“I asked her: ‘Do you think your past is coloring our therapy?’” she says.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 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

Their vivid blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

From BBC May 8, 2026

Then I could use food coloring to make the cupcakes tie-dye to match the cereal.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks




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