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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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In its current phase, the project uses robotic instruments to collect spectra from millions of objects across the sky, helping scientists study how stars, black holes, and galaxies evolve over time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

A few months later, the Dutch National Cyber Security Center mailed him his bounty: a black T-shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

There, in black and white, we have Lucy and the football.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

CoreWeave shares jumped 11% following the announcement, bringing the stock into the black in 2026.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In fact, everything about him seemed to be rotting: from his empty, festering eye socket to his toothless black gums, and his shattered nose, from which hung a loop of greenish-yellow slime.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver