She could choose a bright color of nail polish, a hip color, a dark purple or maybe even that shade of brown.

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The machine blends iron, bleach and sodium hydroxide to form a dark purple liquid mixture of ferrate, salt and water that gets metered into the water supply. (The color disappears instantly as it reacts with the water.) Common disinfectants ozone and chlorine can turn the water cloudy or, worse, leave behind harmful chemical by-products.

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So her mother had got permission for Lisette to wear her dark-purple-tinted glasses to school.

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Purple and dark green were the dominant colors in the collection, and Hannant also showed many day sheaths.

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The scuppernong arbor behind the house was purple and dark in the twilight.

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Perusing our gallery, you'll find London buses looking slightly pink and black fencing shading toward a dark (deep?) purple.

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They are available in ten colors, including black, white, red, pink, light brown, dark gray, yellow, purple, orange and green.

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And makeover-wise, I wish the hair was slightly longer and lighter but with dark pink, red, or purple highlights.

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Healthy Arabica plants grow 10-12 feet tall and have dark-green leaves, white flowers and red or purple beans.

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Separately, an arbor anchored on the top terrace offers two seasons of interest: A purple wisteria blooms in spring, and a Concord grapevine provides armfuls of dark-blue fruit in the summer.

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