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[kuhl-er] / ˈkʌl ər /






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STAND-L.A., a coalition of environmental justice groups that spent years advocating for the ban, noted that most of the city’s wells are concentrated in communities of color.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

When electrically charged particles pass through a crystal, they disrupt its internal atomic structure, creating defects known as color centers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

"He's haunted by the past," added Mirren, an evolution of character which adds "great color" to the story.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

Mr. Mangum plays drums on “Timewaster,” whose horn-led arrangement conjures the jazzy color of early Blood, Sweat & Tears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

They were ice blue, the color of the ice that floats down from the Bering Sea on the days when the sun is at its tallest.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Her unstudied charm fairly bounces off her studio walls, which are set off with calming colors and fake food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Before offloading the mobile home, Johnson spent over $500,000 turning it into a playful wonderland decorated with countless bohemian prints, florals, and electric colors.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Kessler got an unremarkable mixed reception from the crowd with a large number of fans wearing Lakers colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Unlike most Mastcam photographs, the images were processed without white balancing, allowing the scene to retain the distinctive colors and lighting of the Martian morning.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

The only good thing about the whole day was the beautiful colors Tiamat sent into his head as he was going to sleep.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

The skull had also been colored with cinnabar, a bright red pigment commonly used in ancient Peruvian funerary traditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Dots, however, were pitched as brightly colored cute cartoons meant to function as digital assistants for people with busy lives.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

During his decades-long career, Max created brightly colored graphic images and was credited with capturing the essence of the 1960s "summer of love" and psychedelia.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

Values of colored gemstones have risen since the pandemic, following constraints in mining.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Reading glasses hung around her neck on a brightly colored, woven cord, the kind from a global imports shop.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

These products may contain ingredients including preservatives, artificial coloring, flavor enhancers, and emulsifiers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

She believes the coloring helps them camouflage among she-oak flowers, with which they are closely associated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Helen Guedez and her brother have chosen to disregard the ominous letter coloring the wall of the building that previously housed their dad, sister and grandmother.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

People who had higher intakes of beta-carotene as a food coloring had a 44% increased risk of Type 2 diabetes, compared with those who had a lower intake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

The cover of the box showed a picture of a plane with gray and blue and white coloring.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce


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