black

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His wife, who did not give her name and wore a black abaya with a turquoise vest that read "Isfahan", agreed.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The pair visited Gammarelli, then the official tailor of the papacy, where he purchased an ankle-length black cassock, usually worn by priests.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Plumes of thick black smoke billowed into the air Sunday afternoon as firefighters struggled to contain a large industrial fire at a tire recycling facility in South Gate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

To make, combine cottage cheese with garlic powder, onion powder, turmeric, ground cumin, black pepper and a pinch of salt.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

In the morning the field was a vast sodden swamp: hands, clothes, and faces were black from the cinder mud.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom