reddish

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The result is a lingering reddish glow that can last for decades after the original star has disappeared.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

The basket reeds often develop a reddish tint at the bottom part of the plant when they’re drying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of crucial rare earths is mined around the clock by a secretive and heavily guarded industry.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

And yet atollas gain their reddish coloration from pigments called porphyrins, which don’t absorb blue light all that well and which, if exposed to bright light, emit toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

It was fall, and the grass was getting duller, and the trees were gold and that reddish brown that looks like the color of old bricks.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt