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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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Made in collaboration with Aitor Mendilibar, the fascinating video imagines what black Shaker worship could be.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

There, in black and white, we have Lucy and the football.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

CoreWeave shares jumped 11% following the announcement, bringing the stock into the black in 2026.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Photographed by Manu Dacosse in a simple but alluring black and white, with similarly naturalistic production design by Katia Wyszkop, the film is exquisitely imagined without being self-aggrandizingly gorgeous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Dressed in black as always, she was nevertheless suddenly young and girlish, eyes sparkling with joy at this greatest occasion the ten Booms had ever held.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom