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She said that as she spent so much time on a computer running her business, she was used to seeing scams, but this time "nothing sparked a red flag".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
More than 100 local governments in both blue and red towns have paused or ended their contracts with Flock this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The red ink in bonds shows how painful inflation can be for investors, even if the nearly four-year bull market in stocks has delivered a big financial boost to many households.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The team examined 56 japonica rice cultivars collected from across Japan, including brown, red, green, and black varieties.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
“The Flash wasn’t red, so it can be changed.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
"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
Throughout the day, fans crossed the grounds in bright Latin American soccer jerseys, the eye-catching complementary greens and reds of Mexico and the rich blue of El Salvador dotting the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
A Bordeaux-style blend that embodies Black Ankle’s strength: elegant and ageable reds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
At midnight, I awake and paint a large canvas ignited with reds and whites, each color betraying the other.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
As Arizona yielded to New Mexico, the dirt seemed to get redder and the ridges rose to form buttes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2025
When the star moves toward a telescope, its visible light turns slightly bluer; when it moves away from us, the light shifts slightly redder.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 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
They are sweeter and redder, more candylike than acidic.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2023
Sir Ector’s face shone redder even than these.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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
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
Union steamfitter Dan Osborn is running against incumbent Republican Sen. Deb Fischer in Nebraska, one of the country's reddest states — and there are signs that the race could be much closer than expected.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 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
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
I saw that there had been a lot of redding up done; and as I came around the corner of the house I heard sounds within as of some one at the housework.
From Vandemark's Folly by Herbert Quick
"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
Bricks can be kept clean with redding stirred up in water, and put on with a brush.
From The American Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Francis Child
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