blues
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Beach-house owners are trading seaside clichés—white drywall, breezy blues, sandy neutrals, etc.—for bold interiors with darker tones.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But buyers are shaking off the blues in certain parts of the country, even if it doesn’t move the needle much on a national level.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
He said the US was "where all the music we loved came from, all the rock 'n' roll, the blues and the whole thing...America was just the land of the free, the greatest democracy".
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Handy, John Lee Hooker, Son House, Ike Turner and Sam Cooke all hailed from or lived for a while in this blues mecca.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
His eyes, which had been murky and dilated while he was ill, were now the clearest of blues.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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