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in the black

adjective as in operating at a profit

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Black Friday puts the retailers in the black, but keeps consumers in the red.

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Moreover, alcohol remains widely available in the black market in Bihar.

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Energy was the lone S&P 500 sector to finish in the black, ticking up 0.3%.

Tesla had been in the black since Sept. 12, when Musk purchased $1 billion worth of shares.

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“It’s going to take four to five years to recoup what we put into it, to get back in the black,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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