violet
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Previous experiments in mice had indicated that violet light near 380 nanometers could reduce myopia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Suddenly, the world is plunged into an eerie, violet darkness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
SoftBank 9984 -12.53%decrease; down pointing triangle Group founder Masayoshi Son, after all, isn’t exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to wild ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Much of the exhibition is set in Bess's bedchamber, and the violet satin dress which will be on display is described as "a rare survivor of its time" and recorded in Hardwick's inventories of 1601.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Her face twisted, and her entire being went a brilliant violet.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Fresh and elegant, with serious tannins, aromas of violets and roses and flavors including pomegranate and big, ripe red berries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Use a cosmetic brush to clean the fuzzy leaves of plants like African violets.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
A lot of people find his large paintings consoling, or seek the Romantic sublime in the depths of his reds and violets.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Her poems are powerful and dangerous, like violets pushing through concrete to kiss the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
It held a bundle of dried violets tied with a white ribbon, a toy horse that had lost most of its string mane, and a lock of curling blond hair.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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