in the black
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This marks the second consecutive quarter IonQ was in the black, after reporting $753.7 million in net income last quarter.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
Orion had made its closest sweep past the Moon, endured its spell of isolation, watched an eclipse in the black and then let lunar gravity bend its path back towards Earth.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden star in the black comedy/crime thriller set in Australia as co-dependent siblings willing to do anything to get their spray-tan business off the ground.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
“When a new list came out, I had a dinner partner who first said he’d hoped he wasn’t in the black book,” remembers Euan Rellie, the co-founder of investment firm BDA Partners.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
His head was dark, crowned with sharp white stars that glittered in the black pools of the sky behind.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
