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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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The head is brown to black and has several ivory to yellowish spots, which helps separate it from its native counterpart, the smoke-tree sharpshooter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Rocket Lab investors geek out over the company’s signature aesthetic, from its sleek black carbon-fiber Electron rockets to a custom-built mission-control center designed with pitch-black walls and crimson LED lighting.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

By contrast, John M. Stahl’s stupendous 1939 melodrama “When Tomorrow Comes”—with Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne in a labor-relations tale turned hurricane-beset, star-crossed love story—was in sparkling black and white.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Additional theoretical work on cosmic explosions involving black holes and strongly magnetized neutron stars may also help reveal where ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are born.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Zara’s holding the black puppy with the tuft of white chest hair, her face exploding with a smile as big as the sun.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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