colors

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People are generally much better at reading words than naming ink colors.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

He explains in the book that “. . . I could often advocate on behalf of arrangements or songs or decision making within songs based on the colors and shapes a certain passage evoked.”

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

That meant handheld cameras, flares, saturated colors, distortions, negative imagery and odd angles to reflect the growing sense of terror.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It was as though I had agonized over an exam, prepared for the worst, then passed with flying colors in spite of myself.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo