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[yel-oh] / ˈjɛl oʊ /




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A yellow weather warning issued by the Met Office remains in place for a stretch of eastern England until 07:00 BST on Friday.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

While the coyote’s expressive yellow eyes nearly make you sniffle, he remains a carnivore with sharp black claws.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Curcumin, the natural compound responsible for turmeric's vivid yellow color, is widely studied for its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

A further Met Office yellow warning has been issued for Thursday with more thunderstorms expected.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Then some late lingonberries; a couple of snails; a clutch of yellow bog-mushrooms -a bit maggoty, but not too bad.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The outside world recedes, and the colors of the house’s interior slowly deepen from cheerful yellows and blues to muted greens.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

To corners, to free-kicks and second yellows to name three.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

The yellows are like the palo verde trees that bloom brightly in the streets.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

His father reasoned that these people were looking for "the blacks and the blues and the greens and the yellows", but why not offer more than that?

From BBC Feb. 9, 2026

Its fragile golden skin is punctured, and the sun bleeds oranges and yellows across the bottom of the sky.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

As well as this, "he was just getting yellower and yellower", she said.

From BBC Jan. 9, 2025

If the sky looks blue, that could also make the sun look yellower.

From Scientific American Sep. 1, 2023

Light bulbs with warmer or yellower tones are more suited to our circadian rhythm than bluer light — that’s why the “night” mode on your smartphone uses them.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2022

It had red writing spelling out the brand name Velveeta, the cheese substance that, depending on your color sense, is either bold gold or yellower than school bus yellow.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2022

The leaves get smaller and yellower, folding back toward the bud, and the air crisps.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Mallory Ortberg: “Jeeves, bring me my whangee, my yellowest shoes, and the old green Homburg. I’m going into the Park to do pastoral dances.”

From Slate Feb. 22, 2017

Fishkill Farms has the best eggs with the yellowest yolks.

From New York Times Nov. 17, 2016

A Hogarthian cast of characters, from Britain's lordliest media barons to subalterns on the yellowest of yellow rags.

From The Guardian Nov. 29, 2012

They imported from Publisher Hearst, then at his yellowest, some of the country's leading scarehead artists.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Karner owned The Star—the "yellowest" paper in the city.

From Comrade Yetta by Albert Edwards

Ms. Brown keeps yellowed documents from the farm’s early days, including the 1741 deed to the property from Lord Thomas Fairfax, who owned millions of acres in Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

They simply weren’t my taste anymore, and I didn’t like how the resin had yellowed over time.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

Fruit stored at 30°C yellowed rapidly, while mangoes kept at 12°C maintained their color longer because chlorophyll breakdown slowed significantly.

From Science Daily May 23, 2026

David's lounge is a riot of colour – on the floor of his living room are porcelain figurines, hundreds of yellowed newspapers and, balanced across the back of his settee, several thousand Barbie dolls.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2025

Penelope closed the covers with care, but even this small movement caused the yellowed pages to crackle.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

By the time a patient experiences signs, such as jaundice – a yellowing of the skin – or abdominal pain, the cancer has often already spread to other organs.

From Science Daily Jun. 4, 2026

On the yellowing front page, 20 or so young Greenlanders smile, feet planted in the snow.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

It’s the moment of yellowing when lead starts becoming gold but isn’t gold yet.

From MarketWatch Jan. 28, 2026

The rest of the yellowing is a sign not of bad hygiene but of natural teeth “within a range of normal for that age,” Taylor said.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2025

The trees around the shore are doubled in the water, the leaves of the poplars are yellowing towards fall.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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