ruby
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Savery selected a pair of ruby earrings and paid him $5,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
At its center is a compact red source that closely resembles a little red dot and even evokes the ruby red fruit of the desert cactus.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
Drop too many heavy-hitters at once, and the viewer will be dizzy in seconds, watching cartoon ruby slippers dance in a circle around their head.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
“It’s ruby red with four golden stamens,” her mother replies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025
I slip on one shimmering ruby shoe and, tugging on the other one, hop over to the control panel, where the stage manager is calling cues into her headset.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
A stunning jeweled dagger hilt and scabbard from Jahangir’s reign incorporate more than 2,000 diamonds, rubies and emeralds set in an intricate pattern in gold.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Bars and rings trade at a premium to the world price at gold and jewellery shops across the country, where bullion emblazoned with dragons is sold alongside ornate goldware inlaid with pearls and rubies.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
They come from a glittering hoard of nearly 1,800 pearls, rubies, topaz, sapphires, and patterned gold sheets, first glimpsed deep inside a brick chamber near the Buddha's birthplace in present-day Uttar Pradesh in India.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
It has nearly 400 diamonds, rubies and sapphires and is worth $40,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2024
Cathy had remarkable luck in finding things—a gold charm, money, a little silken purse, a silver cross with red stones said to be rubies.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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