dark red
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A document labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” dated Sep. 3, 2013, outlined the multi-page agreement between Gates and Nikolic in a “partnership interest,” including edits in dark red.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
In Portland, Oregon, where Chelsea is based, thick smoke from the worst wildfires in the state’s history cast the city in a dark red shadow, as if it was some sort of underworld.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
He takes me through to a second bedroom, hung with dark red curtains and a double bed squeezed beside a wooden wardrobe.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2024
The vest comes in black, burnt orange, olive and dark red.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Directly ahead of him, resting on a pair of dark red sawhorses, was an enormous box made for sawing people in half.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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