amber
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Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Yellow warnings for wind covered all of Scotland on Saturday, while an amber warning was issued by the Met Office for southern Scotland, northern England and Wales.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
She says she has received amber ratings when commuting to Belfast for work and a red score when she had to brake sharply on a country road.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The titular “hare with the amber eyes” in Edmund de Waal’s memoir is a netsuke, a tiny Japanese carving intended as a fastener for use with a kimono.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“But how did this sugar-thing start? I mean who discovered you could get that—” she pointed to the deep amber of the last pan that was draining slowly out into the can, “—from that?”
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
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