blackness
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"I could hardly breathe. I was hot, I was sweating, my trousers were burning. Total blackness, I've never seen blackness like it."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
"What struck me wasn't necessarily just Earth, it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe," said Koch.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
For white authors and readers, Morrison argued, blackness has been more metaphoric than real, a signifier of certain behavioral expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
She continued up Lake Avenue, then suddenly plunged into blackness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Her face was illuminated by the lights in the dashboard, and it appeared ghostly white set against the utter blackness of country roads.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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