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  • In 1863 one of Otto von Bismarck's colleagues described the 47-year-old Prussian minister-president's appearance and aura: full red-blond mustache, ­thinning hair, a "tall broad-shouldered figure, mighty and impressive," but with "a certain casualness in stance, movement and speech that had something provocative about it."

    The Shrewdest of the Shrewd Geoffrey Wawro 2011

  • His face was speckled with freckles and his pale red-blond hair was just starting to thin.

    Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010

  • She and I were photo negatives of each other: she had jet-black hair and mine, from mowing lawns for two months in the sun, was red-blond; her eyebrows were thick and black, and mine were freakishly white and rather lush.

    The Double Life is Twice as Good Jonathan Ames 2009

  • She and I were photo negatives of each other: she had jet-black hair and mine, from mowing lawns for two months in the sun, was red-blond; her eyebrows were thick and black, and mine were freakishly white and rather lush.

    The Double Life is Twice as Good Jonathan Ames 2009

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Jessica gave police a description of the woman believed to be the mother, who looked about 16, with red-blond hair and blue eyes.

    CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2007 2007

  • The sun was peeking over the hill behind him, and he is a wonder to behold with sunlight coming through that red-blond fur.

    murder and simba, a harmonious blend Pat 2006

  • The sun was peeking over the hill behind him, and he is a wonder to behold with sunlight coming through that red-blond fur.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Pat 2006

  • Luke with his athletic good looks, twinkling blue eyes, and near-brilliant smile, one arm looped around Abby, who was nearly a foot shorter than he, her untamed red-blond hair framing a small heart-shaped face, her smile genuine, her eyes shining with hope for the future.

    Shiver Jackson, Lisa 2006

  • Tucking a tangle of dull red-blond braids behind her ears, he placed a paternal kiss on her forehead and rubbed a dirty smudge off her translucent cheek with his thumb.

    String Theory, Book 3: Evolution Heather Jarman 2006

  • In the midst of the pain, the Doctor looked down on the field and saw, at the epicenter of the light, an Ocampan woman, red-blond hair flowing out behind her.

    String Theory, Book 3: Evolution Heather Jarman 2006

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