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ruddy

[ruhd-ee] / ˈrʌd i /


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Training her sights on a ruddy Sean Penn, Glaser remarked on Hollywood’s obsession with looking younger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

That makes “Folktales” decidedly more powdery than densely packed — it’s all ruddy cheeks, slo-mo camaraderie and the healing power of steering a dog sled through breathtaking terrain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

Approximately 300 million radio listeners tuned in to hear live sporting news from Berlin, and the film cuts to what feels like all of them rooting on these tall, ruddy and heroic amateurs.

From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2023

The mineral cave decor — epsomite, mirabilite, sulfate — rusts into the ruddy orange of iron oxide, the deep black of manganese.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2023

The boy looked up, ruddy gold hair flopping in his eyes, and spoke for the first time.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo




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