ruby
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In 1960, Theodore Maiman demonstrated the first working laser using a synthetic ruby rod and a photographer’s flash lamp.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The 1939 movie sees Dorothy wearing the Wicked Witch of the East’s ruby slippers.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Mr and Mrs Maher had been on a holiday to America to celebrate their ruby wedding for three weeks.
From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025
About halfway through the show, Ross slipped into a pipe-and-drape dressing room at the rear of the stage then slipped back out wearing bedazzled ruby red; later, she changed into a shimmering gold look.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2025
The dragon coiled in front of a fireplace, the flames lighting its ruby scales.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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