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blackness

[blak-nis] / ˈblæk nɪs /


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"I could hardly breathe. I was hot, I was sweating, my trousers were burning. Total blackness, I've never seen blackness like it."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

But she never shirks from the hard facts of the Du Bois history, or that of blackness in this country.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

"What struck me wasn't necessarily just Earth, it was all the blackness around it. Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe," said Koch.

From Barron's Apr. 11, 2026

“You turn off the lights and they just tumble into the blackness of space,” he told me.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2025

He made a great leap, the force of the wind making Pinmei swallow her scream, and they all plunged into the blackness of the water.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin




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