reddish

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The result is a lingering reddish glow that can last for decades after the original star has disappeared.

From Science Daily • Feb. 14, 2026

“Those are my gold,” she said, because she uses those short ends to add reddish designs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Buried in the reddish soil of southern China lies latent power: one of the largest clusters of crucial rare earths is mined around the clock by a secretive and heavily guarded industry.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

And yet atollas gain their reddish coloration from pigments called porphyrins, which don’t absorb blue light all that well and which, if exposed to bright light, emit toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

There was a large bed, almost four feet tall, facing an old reddish brown dresser where we could see our reflections in a mirror as we talked.

From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat