Kandahar, in the south of the country, produces perhaps the world's best pomegranates, medium-sweet ruby-red fruit that are savoured by connoisseurs, particularly in India.

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The ruby red, teardrop-shape Hachiya is unpalatable if it's anything but dead ripe.

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He lost his sense of proportion - and of the ridiculous: all those alleged red-light parties, Ruby and the rest.

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Want your favorite designer to make ruby red handbags, re-issue a dress from last season or roll out plus sizes?

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From a distance, it is easy to spot the purple Phantom sailing down 17 Mile Drive, at the Quail or in front of the Spanish Bay, parked next to the canary-yellow colored Phantom and the ruby red Phantom that belong to the same owner.

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Mention wine tasting to a San Francisco visitor and bucolic scenes of rolling vine-covered Napa Valley hills swirl like a ruby red in a crystal glass.

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Another important noble item will be a pair of ruby-and-diamond pendant ear clips, dated 1921 and featuring perfectly matched deep-red Burmese rubies, that were owned by Princess Max Egon zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1892-1990).

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