red

Example Sentences

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This was a leader who rolled up his sleeves and stacked sandbags alongside firemen and volunteers, when toxic red sludge from a bauxite mine engulfed a Hungarian valley and threatened the Danube shore in 2010.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Thousands of striking beef plant workers in Colorado agreed to return to work, ending a three-week strike at a slaughter plant owned by JBS JBS -2.04%decrease; red down pointing triangle , the world’s largest meatpacker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A combination of both would have likely pushed stocks even deeper into the red at the close of the first quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

In contrast, more evolved red giants showed a much lower rate of just 0.11%.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

She had even wrapped the cookies in gay red cellophane.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom