too green

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“We have determined that it is too green to proceed with production as it is affecting the color of the product,” according to the letter, obtained by USA Today.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

According to a letter sent to wholesale buyers, the company said its peppers are still too green, which would alter the color of its brand name sriracha.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

But the lights come in many other colors, too: green is the most common, and purple and pink can make appearances, too.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

Ross Thompson is quite clearly too green to run a Test match, which leaves Blair Kinghorn.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

“Five and you nearly were killed when I brought the fish in too green and he nearly tore the boat to pieces. Can you remember?”

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway