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color

[kuhl-er] / ˈkʌl ər /






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Shorter blue wavelengths scatter more strongly than longer red wavelengths, producing the blue color we see overhead.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Tanden willingly participates in the roasting, and as a woman of color, she’s destined to be on the brunt end of the internet, but as far as she’s concerned, it’s all been worth it.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

The key to the success of the method -- which the team informally dubbed "helping hands" -- is the transfer of healthy photosynthetic algae, also known as symbionts, from which corals derive their color.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Yet even Bergman’s most schematic films—the ones in which ideas seem to drive him as much as mood, style or plot—make expressive use of cinema’s aesthetic vocabulary: light, composition, sometimes color, always sound or music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

I don’t think I like pink, even though Dad always told me it was my favorite color.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

Engineers activated its light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, which function as adjustable light sources that can produce different colors and brightness levels under commands from Earth.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

The firms to varying degrees are playing with serifs and colors, illustrations and photography.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

On tabletops with less abstract design, such as one with a skull depicted, differences in glazing and firing mean there are variations in the hue and colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The startup Manus AI, which Meta once sought to buy, has its own platform for organizing a team of big-eyed AI avatars which, like Dots, come in various shapes and colors and can emote.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

The prism of lights once again deepened into colors so rich they blotted the clouds.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

It starts with creating a Rightsizing Project book and then putting sticky, colored dots on items throughout your home to show what will go to your new home and what won’t.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 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

If it did, the attempt to recreate the first film’s magic would’ve come with plenty of film stock and some colored gels to make sure every shot isn’t washed out in jaundiced yellow.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

It was scribbled over with writing; bits of colored paper were stuck to it.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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

“If you try and get the food dye, the food coloring right now, it’s very hard to achieve,” said Jesse Spellman, the co-owner of Utopia Bagels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

Their vivid blue coloring is a result of the microscopic scales on the backs of their wings, which reflect light.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

“There’s no ‘they’ calling it anything,” I corrected, a little peevishness coloring the edges of my voice now, too.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan


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