maroon
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Locals played extras and dressed in Welch High School’s maroon and white for a 1970s-era football game at Vic Nystrom Stadium.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
In his maroon robes, simple sandals and wide-rimmed spectacles, the Dalai Lama is an unlikely global celebrity.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
Carr emerged at breakfast looking like a 1950s US chat show host in a checked maroon suit, before changing into a bejewelled white suit.
From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025
But this time, in the 1974 collision, Pusser flipped his maroon Corvette—a new purchase made with the Walking Tall money—and broke his neck in the process.
From Slate • Nov. 6, 2025
He put the maroon cap on his head, adjusted it so that it sat perfectly, tilted just a bit to the side.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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