dark red
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A document labeled “CONFIDENTIAL” dated Sep. 3, 2013, outlined the multi-page agreement between Gates and Nikolic in a “partnership interest,” including edits in dark red.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
In Portland, Oregon, where Chelsea is based, thick smoke from the worst wildfires in the state’s history cast the city in a dark red shadow, as if it was some sort of underworld.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
The building is trimmed with white, and its dark red paint has weathered to a near burgundy color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
He takes me through to a second bedroom, hung with dark red curtains and a double bed squeezed beside a wooden wardrobe.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
She has dark eyebrows and eyelashes and deep-set brown eyes, and her lips are stained a dark red.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
