blue-green

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Nevertheless, a cheeky portion of blue-green paint contorts itself into a standing position in the corner, fighting against the weight that urges the rest of the work Earthward.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

These nutrients make "harmful" blue-green algae more likely which can be dangerous to people and animals.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The show featured red, orange, yellow, pink, blue, blue-green and white diamonds, ranging from 5.11 carats of the Moussaieff Red to 203.04 carats of the De Beers Millennium Star.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

An extended couch of striking blue-green color allows for tête-à-têtes to be conducted at various degrees of intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

In structure and pigment content they are the images of prokaryotic blue-green algae.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas