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
At Bird & Blend, black tea - which includes flavours like chocolate digestive and violet cream - is lined up alongside rooibos, chai, matcha and other teas.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
On his right hand, the sprigs of leaves wrapped around the top of his palm and around his index finger, where a pale violet bloomed.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The color palette is dominated by greens, blues and violets toward the east, marking the sun’s rise, and reds, oranges and golds to the west.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Mike took it and made it incredibly subtle: flesh with the violets and the purples and the pearlescence,” Del Toro says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Cover the stores’ coffins in the faded iconography of their shopping bags: respectively, a spray of violets, brown and white stripes and a single red rose.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2024
Use a cosmetic brush to clean the fuzzy leaves of plants like African violets.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
Instead, she asked that a wreath of violets be hung on the front door of her house.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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