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red

[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

Thursday’s selloff broadened to drag every sector of the S&P 500 into the red, a departure from recent sessions when weakness in AI stocks spurred a large rotation into other areas of the market.

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 key chain was Coke red, accented with shimmer.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

White wines, they said, came in heavier than the reds this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

In autumn, the street is ablaze in the reds and oranges of the leaves.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

These stars shine with a bright blue color that makes them appear much younger than the older, redder stars surrounding them.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

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 face is turning pink, which makes his pimples redder.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

At the other end of the color spectrum, the astronomers identified another extraordinary white dwarf that may be the reddest star ever documented.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

For followers of medical disinformation, the claim that autism is linked to childhood vaccinations is the reddest of red flags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025

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

Even in the reddest states like Alabama and Mississippi, women are, on average, over 25 when they tie the knot.

From Salon ● May 18, 2023

When we get home, she always takes it out back and breaks it open against a rock, then scoops out the heart of it—the sweetest, reddest part—and hands it to me.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

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

But before dinner the captain made them go through their usual morning work of cleaning, airing, making beds, posting journals, noting temperatures, opening the fire-hole, and redding up.

From Fast in the Ice Adventures in the Polar Regions by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

"What! not remember moonlight, and Muschat's Cairn, and Rob and Rat?" said he, with the same sneer;—"Your memory needs redding up, my jo."

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Sir Walter Scott

“There!” she said to herself, “it will be a while before they find that, and when they do they can call it Mary Ann’s flighty way of redding up a room.”

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 4, August 1908 by Various


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