purple

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Before all that, though, Starr was eager to talk about “Long Long Road,” whose cover photo shows pop music’s most famous drummer in a ruffled purple shirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But she described her newborn as "purple" and unresponsive.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

I saw his pale skin turned purple, his sly mouth gone flat.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Hundreds of green Turkmen flags fluttered in the desert wind, held up by women in red, purple, blue and green outfits.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

I knew the flowers to be purple, but in the night, they were black plumes overhead.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu