black eye
noun
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The Adams case has already been a black eye for the law.
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
The pair meet after the guy picks up a prescription for an extremely gnarly black eye, setting off a whirlwind romance that’s inevitably disrupted by — what else? — a grumpy parent.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
The lack of transparency is a black eye for the BBWAA, which really needs to change its rules and start revealing all HOF ballots.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In his on-camera interview, Jason details an incident on a private plane in which Matlin emerged from a room with Hurt with a black eye.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
The pair meet after the guy picks up a prescription for an extremely gnarly black eye, setting off a whirlwind romance that’s inevitably disrupted by — what else? — a grumpy parent.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
The lack of transparency is a black eye for the BBWAA, which really needs to change its rules and start revealing all HOF ballots.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In his on-camera interview, Jason details an incident on a private plane in which Matlin emerged from a room with Hurt with a black eye.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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