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red-blooded

[red-bluhd-id] / ˈrɛdˈblʌd ɪd /






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In a time when the social climate is as unpredictable as the arts, Jake Gyllenhaal is betting on red-blooded masculinity, and the odds are in his favor.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

If this is your first taste of the tale, give yourself over to the prickly but tender relationship between prisoners Luis and Valentin, played by feisty new talent Tonatiuh and a red-blooded Diego Luna.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

As a red-blooded, flag-waving, apple-pie-consuming American, I am feeling so grateful for “Dying for Sex,” easily the best show of the year, along with “The Lowdown,” “Untamed” and a handful of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

But red is so much more, and has been since the dawn of red-blooded humankind and their big brains.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024

If you take a bunch of practically grown, red-blooded daughters to Africa, don’t you think at least some of them are going to marry or what have you, and end up staying?

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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