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black and blue

[blak-uhn-bloo] / ˈblæk ənˈblu /




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Dozens of the black and blue pillars have been sprayed since they began sprouting earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Inter said, external he has "gone through experiences and challenges of enormous importance, events that have shaped him as a man and a professional, binding him inextricably to the black and blue colours".

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

A pile of T-shirts that read “Zioness AF,” available in black and blue, sat unattended on a long table out front.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2024

In two hours, Colorado was black and blue, unranked by the morning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

As day drifted into night, the sky shucked its oranges and purples for black and blue.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby


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