more colorful
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Robert Mueller, who ran the FBI from 2001 to 2013, was known to adhere to Hoover’s G-man dress code of white shirts and dark suits, admonishing agents who wore something more colorful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
Some use more colorful language than others, for instance, while some attack problems with more analytic depth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Venturini was more colorful in speaking to the Wall Street Journal, saying, “If Bezos’ wedding goes ahead as planned, without these pain-in-the-ass protests, Venetian citizens won’t even notice.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2025
Cohen is the city-dwelling Ransom Stoddard as played by Jimmy Stewart in “Liberty Valance,” but with a few more colorful curse words at his disposal than Stewart.
From Salon • May 13, 2024
Eddifoot, on the other hand, had apparently been a more colorful personality.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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