violet
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The paper is titled "Towards fibre-like loss for photonic integration from violet to near-infrared."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Suddenly, the world is plunged into an eerie, violet darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
But in 1981 Life Savers was sold to Nabisco, and Choc-O-Mint was “retired,” along with cinnamon, violet and older versions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
This is because the sunlight it reflects reaches us through a more dense part of the Earth's atmosphere which scatters blue and violet light, and means only the redder hues reach us.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
Inside the card are a receipt for a yearly subscription to Feminist Monthly, a pressed violet, and a letter folded into the shape of a rabbit:
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
The color palette is dominated by greens, blues and violets toward the east, marking the sun’s rise, and reds, oranges and golds to the west.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Her poems are powerful and dangerous, like violets pushing through concrete to kiss the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
The statue and a memorial were defaced this month at Croome, a 700-acre property that is home to a mansion and two castles as well as violets, tulips and bluebells.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
“The sagebrush violets there are gorgeous, along with the sagebrush buttercups,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Audrey placed her sprig of summer violets on Laura’s chest.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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