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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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The currency has also collapsed, going from 570 Sudanese pounds to the US dollar before the war to 3,500 in 2026 on the black market.

From Barron's

Describing the moment she saw her fatally injured mother at the hospital, she said: "She was black, her eyes were black. She was burned and blistered. I couldn't love her or hug her."

From BBC

Dennis' first ever story, in black and white, involved him getting into trouble for failing to heed a warning to keep off the grass.

From BBC

The teen is wearing black glasses and braided hair styled in a bun with blue highlights.

From Los Angeles Times

His life demonstrated the success of the civil-rights movement in opening political doors long closed to black Americans.

From The Wall Street Journal