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black

[blak] / blæk /
ADJECTIVE
lacking hue and brightness; light-absorbing.
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ADJECTIVE
enveloped in darkness
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A cylindrical, black galvanized-iron-framework replica of the lost 1914 original, “Bottle Rack” hangs high from the ceiling.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

But that doesn’t explain the SS’s overworked front clip, with layers of grillework stacked like black plastic pancakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Every time she hands her children over to their father, she said, it feels like they’re being sucked into a black hole.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Off to the right is a mob of meerkats and on the other side, some black and white goats that are rarer than giant pandas.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

When he did come at long last, the lady came with him, dressed now rather grandly, and all in black.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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