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orange

[awr-inj, or-] / ˈɔr ɪndʒ, ˈɒr- /
ADJECTIVE
shaded with a combination of red and yellow
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NOUN
combination of red and yellow
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Downer requested in the petition that her orange tabby cat, Pumpkin, be returned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

"Whether you're wearing a red, a blue, an orange, or a green T-shirt, they are volunteers," he said.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Now, the accused are now being brought to court with shaved faces, wearing orange jumpsuits.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

She was dismayed to discover some living in homes with dirt floors and only orange crates for furniture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

A tiny bird, orange underneath and almost impossibly bright blue above.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

But seasoned leaf-peepers know that Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park and Shenandoah Valley are equally majestic places for autumn color, thanks to sugar maples, magnolias and more vegetation that erupts in fiery reds, oranges and yellows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

"It's unbearable. We can't open the windows, even the oranges in the garden and the laundry hanging out to dry are covered in black dust."

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

More of the shorter blue wavelengths of light are scattered, allowing the yellows, oranges and reds to become more prominent.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

“The oranges are Riverland oranges from South Australia and add a fruity and slightly acidic flavor to the rich jus,” he says.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

The pinks and oranges can linger for close to an hour.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila


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