orange
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They wore orange jump suits and rubber boots for protection, most sporting hijabs under their hard hats.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In Nanjing, one new marriage registration office is located on a heart-shaped island within a famous lake, where orange signs encourage twosomes not to “walk too fast” because “happiness should be savored.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
At the opening of “The Buddhist Bug” at the Vincent Price Art Museum on Saturday, guests will see a 328-foot-long orange insect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
It is different to an F18 or a Tornado where orange flames will come out of the jet, Kay explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
When their skin becomes “excited,” they reflect colors with longer wavelengths like yellow, orange, and red.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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More of the shorter blue wavelengths of light are scattered, allowing the yellows, oranges and reds to become more prominent.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
“The oranges are Riverland oranges from South Australia and add a fruity and slightly acidic flavor to the rich jus,” he says.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
At the Farmers Market, breakfast is maybe three oranges, two apples, a basket of strawberries, half a melon and two peaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Candidatus Velamenicoccus archaeovorus feeds on microorganisms that convert limonene, the compound responsible for the scent of oranges, into methane and carbon dioxide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
The pinks and oranges can linger for close to an hour.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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