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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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In addition, the school board last week reversed steep planned cuts to the Black Student Achievement Plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

The district defends its conduct as legal and, last week, restored funding to the Black Student Achievement Plan.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Along the way he helped prevent various financial panics from becoming more serious—most notably, the stock market plunge of 22.6% on a single day in October 1987 that became known as Black Monday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

There’s the recent story of a Black Hawk helicopter getting downed by an Iranian drone, and then the pilots were rescued by a drone boat.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

“Do you want me to get it for you? Black with two sugars, right?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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