dye

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She strolls in without makeup, fresh red hair dye staining her scalp, three glittering studs on her teeth that she flashes while talking as though she’s not being recorded.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Also known as erythrosine, the synthetic, petroleum-based dye gives certain foods, like candies and frozen desserts, a bright, cherry-red hue.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

The water-soluble, FDA-approved dye used by UltraGreen.ai for fluorescence imaging is considered a generic drug and falls under the current exemption, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

A man was rushed to hospital after his skin turned blue - only for medics to discover it was dye from his new bed sheets.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The container of Neon Iguana hair dye sat on a ring of green on top of the toilet tank, a little too close to the toilet paper doll Señora Oralia had given us.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez