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coral

[kawr-uhl, kor-] / ˈkɔr əl, ˈkɒr- /




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Inspired by mushrooms, coral reefs and a renegade aesthetic influenced more by experience than formal education, it’s the culmination of 25 years of learning and design for the Pennsylvania-born, California-based Flemming brothers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Martindale typically studies ancient coral reefs and mass extinctions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

One entry describes begonia as “a deep pink that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average coral . . . and bluer and stronger than sweet william—called also gaiety.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Billed "scarlet red" with purple pinstripes by the SFA, Scotland football fans have questioned the colour of the so-called "retro" away kit, with many branding it coral, orange or Irn Bru colour.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Then Nat sent a man to the foremast to watch for the coral reefs, and two men to the chains to sound.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham




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