green-eyed

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American business and Silicon Valley, in particular, are littered with classic beefs fueled by ambition, greed and green-eyed jealousy: the late Steve Jobs vs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

"You are our flower, our baby and our green-eyed child."

From BBC • May 28, 2025

If you’re wondering how to turn the so-called green-eyed monster into a positive force in your life, here are five steps to take.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2023

Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed "Afghan Girl" whose 1985 photo in National Geographic became a symbol of her country's wars, arrives to meet with Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul, Afghanistan November 9, 2016.

From Reuters • Nov. 25, 2021

He was the stereotypical green-eyed pretty boy with parents who spoiled him, so he had fly clothes and tattoos.

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds