black

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Meanwhile, in May 2021, Murrell spent £3,192 on a black tea set and vanity bureau designed by leather maker Frank Smythson – which holds a royal warrant to provide stationery for the Duke of Edinburgh.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

His wife, who did not give her name and wore a black abaya with a turquoise vest that read "Isfahan", agreed.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The pair visited Gammarelli, then the official tailor of the papacy, where he purchased an ankle-length black cassock, usually worn by priests.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Blazars are active galactic nuclei powered by supermassive black holes that shoot enormous jets of plasma directly toward Earth.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

I’m shorter than all of my guy classmates, and my black hair is a messy mop that I leave dangling in my face because it’s less embarrassing than to show my never-ending array of zits.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith