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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

But instead of black and blue or white and gold, it's pink and purple or orange and blue.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

The black and blue patch will read “Fernando,” with his No. 34 below.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 24, 2024

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

I look down at them, as if they were utterly black and blue as a Oaxaca storm—and tender as new corn.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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