hazel

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The missile, named after the Russian word for hazel tree, was first fired on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro in 2024.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

She is described as being 5 feet 10 and weighing 140 pounds with brown hair and hazel eyes.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

She has beautiful hazel eyes and long eyelashes, but they’re wide open, barely blinking as she breathes heavily into an oxygen mask that covers most of her little face.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

Forestry England says hazel dormice need woodland or hedgerow trees and shrubs to live in during the warmer months.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2024

Holly Short had nut-brown skin, cropped auburn hair, and hazel eyes.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer