black gold

Example Sentences

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In the new normal, black gold may outshine the original.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Plentiful reserves tend to promise great riches, hence crude has been labelled "black gold".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Ms. Kelly, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that the new design, which was black, gold and midnight blue, would be pulled and that the state’s voters would help choose the next design.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2023

And Bill was sure that all three deaths were connected—somehow—to the Osage’s subterranean reservoir of black gold.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann