see red
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This breakthrough may finally explain why astronomers rarely see red supergiants explode, even though models predict they should account for most core-collapse supernovae.
From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025
Whether happy or sad, when hens get flustered they see red — and so do their farmers.
From Salon • May 15, 2024
The researchers decided to focus on what New York University philosopher Ned Block has termed “phenomenal consciousness,” or the subjective quality of an experience—what it is like to see red or feel pain.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023
I see red flags aplenty here — I hadn’t even mentioned Rebecca’s “Sometimes shiny things can tarnish” line — and I’m not sure that any level of love-blindness will ultimately turn them green.
From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2023
Even from afar, I see red dirt covers their faces, nestling in the creases of their necks and under their fingernails.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
