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blue

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /bluː/US /bluː/
adjective

having the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day

noun

the colour of a clear sky or the sea on a clear day

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The Danger of a Single Story | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie | TED video example

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I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading: All my characters were white and blue-eyed, they played in the snow, they ate apples, (Laughter) and they talked a lot about

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