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In Indonesia's Palangkaraya -- part of the epicentre of the fires where thick haze turned the skies into apocalyptic shades of yellow and orange -- residents said they were suffering from its effects on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
I’ll add orange and espresso to that, and sometimes I’ll have them put sprinkles on top because sprinkles are amazing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the absence of the green chlorophyll, red, yellow and orange pigments protect leaves from sun damage during this delicate recycling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
There’s also a handy gauge that points to how your estimate compares to your baseline: green is normal, yellow is higher, orange is highest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The palm nuts looked so different stripped of their fibrous orange coat, but there was goodness still left inside them.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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"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
Rahele Jomepour Bell’s deft use of acrylic paint and soft pastels evokes a world of hazy tranquility, a palette of greens, golds and oranges imbuing each page with a palpable warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
She painted delicate flowers, oranges and leaves on glass, leather and even lampshades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The fruits were beautiful inside the windows—bananas, oranges, alligator pears, bright little kumquats, and even a few pineapples.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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