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[red] / rɛd /




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Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney and Singapore were all down more than one percent, with Wellington and Manila also in the red.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

Nvidia closed the trading session in the red for 2026, while shares of Tesla and SpaceX both fell by more than 9%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The weather service issued red flag warnings starting Saturday and extending through Sunday for sections of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

“When I see a bunch of red on the screen, I have this instant feeling to buy the dip,” Cerminaro told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

The site of this biological battle between the immune system and bacteria swells up and turns red.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

The right map above illustrates that shift, with lighter reds and blues showing much smaller rates of change during that decade.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

"Fertility control isn't available now - and has the effect of affecting other species, including reds," said Foott.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

"Today I see a boom in Ukrainian wineries," he said, noting that from full-bodied reds in the south to the crisp whites of the west, "our terroirs and climate are incredibly diverse".

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

When she learned a colleague could not tell the reds from the greens in a presentation, she stepped in with a colorblind-friendly palette.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

The jewel tones shift from ocean blues to cobalts and magentas, from crimson reds to sunflower yellows.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

"SN2025pht is surprising because it appeared much redder than almost any other red supergiant we've seen explode as a supernova," Kilpatrick added.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2025

But even some humans can perceive infrared, and when exposed to longer wavelength infrared light in particular ways, may perceive a pale green or slightly redder color.

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2024

The closer the moon is to the Earth during an eclipse, the redder it looks, making it a super blood moon.

From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2024

Porter was a loyal soldier — she helped local candidates win through endorsements and made progressives in the redder parts of O.C. believe they could run and win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

His chin hairs were redder than the ones on his head.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

It’s an oasis for arts, tasteful wealth, and Southern manners in one of the reddest parts of the country.

From Slate ● May 4, 2026

And for the open seat in Iowa, Democrats seem likely to nominate a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who represents the reddest state house seat held by a Democrat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026

After his first few days on set, he returned to his dressing room to find an enormous bouquet of, as he put it, “the biggest and reddest roses I’ve seen in my life.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

The research team looked for the reddest stars, and found 1,001 pinpoint sources of light, most of them young stars still embedded in their dusty cocoons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2023

She had a face full of freckles and the reddest hair I’d ever seen, pulled up into a sloppy, lopsided bun on top of her head.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

Mrs. Truman was redding up her rambling, 80-year-old home at 219 North Delaware St. in Independence.

From Time Magazine Archive

As Iran's young Shah came to power 20,000 Russian troops were camped outside Teheran, redding up their tanks for a triumphal entry into the city.

From Time Magazine Archive

It seems like I can't stay up another ten minutes," Grandma excused herself, "after the field work and redding up and such.

From Across the Fruited Plain by Florence Crannell Means

I wrought that morning out an' out, As I 'd been redding fire, O!

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume II. The Songs of Scotland of the past half century by Charles Rogers

He is generally an "auld residenter;" great, therefore, at the redding up of pedigrees.

From The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown


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