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Example sentences for: maroon

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The nucleotide sequence was searched for potential transcription factor binding sites using Transfac [ 34 ] . The potential binding sites for Sp1 (maroon), Mef2 (aqua), AP-1 (yellow), and SRF (green) are shown.
Standard inexpensive clothes in stores--sweaters and skirts, let's say--came in dark blue, dark green, and maybe brown or maroon, the traditional colors of country sportswear favored by the Ivy League, and in tweedy mixtures or pale versions of the same.
Or luxuriate in the "Bohemian Baroque": "terracotta, gold, salmon, and maroon chenille tapestry that is reminiscent of an earlier century" (I wonder if she knows which one).
The French peasants’ cry for freedom prompted another Maroon War on Jamaica, after which many Maroons were deported to Nova Scotia.
Chatfield, Columbine's traditional rival, welcomed their guests with banners and signs including, "We Are One," featuring Columbine's colors, blue and white, and Chatfield's colors, maroon and white, entwined in a heart.