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color

[kuhl-er] / ˈkʌl ər /






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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

The university said in a statement it can prove otherwise and “is committed to ensuring that every student is admitted based on their merit, and not on their race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“As a woman of color that has come from that similar background as me, I know that she understands what it is to be a woman of color in this society,” Hoda said.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

She was a splash of color in their day.

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

To prefer these easily manipulable miniatures, however vivid their colors, to the messy present is a form of evasion.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

Suddenly, she whacked her fist against the glass, and a crack stretched along the entirety of the screen like a spiderweb, the colors distorting, bands of deep red stretching across the image.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

That day, he also saw groups of uniquely colored manta rays — some were a tan brown, and others were gray with a black stripe, called spinetail devil rays.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Mexico and Caribbean islands all colored as an American flag.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 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

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

From Slate Aug. 26, 2026

As he spoke, the distant colored lights began glowing in turn.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

“Even down to the coloring, the branding — like orange and blue, going into that sunset-type vibe,” Ohwobete said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 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

Imagine squeezing a drop of food coloring into flowing water.

From Science Daily May 14, 2026

“Yeah, and Jimmie and Juanita can help, too. They’re pretty good at coloring, so maybe they can help with that.”

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson




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