coal-black
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In 2011, nomads roaming the western Sahara encountered precious time capsules from Mars: coal-black chunks of a meteorite, strewn across the dunes.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 5, 2023
The tangled knot of boxcars operated by Norfolk Southern Railway shot out flames reaching 100 feet and sent a massive plume of coal-black smog into the air that could be seen for miles.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
Donning a blue T-shirt and black shorts, his hair a coal-black, messy mound on his head, the writer was thoughtful, relaxed and casual.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2022
The novel is a deceptively mild but coal-black comedy about a woman who has the temerity to open a bookshop in a small town where no one, not even the local poltergeist, wants one.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2018
The ironman who came for them was a squat thick-bodied man with a coal-black beard that covered half his chest.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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