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
A cologne with notes of violet, oud and cinnamon ensures he’ll leave a lasting impression long after he’s left a room.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The lyric, "I'll cry my eyes violet", refers to the star's famously entrancing eyes; and the line "what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything" namechecks one of her films.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
She darted a glance at Tristran, and there was something about those violet eyes that Tristran found utterly familiar, although he could not recall where he had seen them before.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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
A military band marches among flowerbeds of pansies and violets.
From BBC ● May 3, 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
Her poems are powerful and dangerous, like violets pushing through concrete to kiss the sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
But that night I permitted Elnora to rub the juice of violets and pansies onto my inflamed cuts to relieve the pain.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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