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Recent Examples of black-and-white
Use black-and-white print to create a timeless look, or wrap gifts in a colorful comic strip for children’s presents.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
The gothic horror reimagining of the 1922 black-and-white vampire classic, which in turn was an adaptation of the Dracula tale, will arrive on the big screen on Christmas Day — a piece of near-comic timing that is not lost on director Robert Eggers (The Northman, The Lighthouse) and his cast.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The former hosting duo kept their outfits simple, opting for black-and-white looks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
In creating a distinctive new look for Braniff International Airways in 1965, Girard perked up the company’s image with a custom typeface and 56 textiles in stripes, checks, solids, and a futuristic black-and-white fabric that incorporated the airline’s new logos.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
The gothic horror reimagining of the 1922 black-and-white vampire classic, which in turn was an adaptation of the Dracula tale, will arrive on the big screen on Christmas Day — a piece of near-comic timing that is not lost on director Robert Eggers (The Northman, The Lighthouse) and his cast.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 9 Dec. 2024
The former hosting duo kept their outfits simple, opting for black-and-white looks.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
In creating a distinctive new look for Braniff International Airways in 1965, Girard perked up the company’s image with a custom typeface and 56 textiles in stripes, checks, solids, and a futuristic black-and-white fabric that incorporated the airline’s new logos.
—Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Dec. 2024
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The resultant climax is actually real here — there’s no condensed milk substitute in sight — but Mitchell’s explicit moment of self-love isn’t just included for shock value.David Opie, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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The judge in Ramirez’s case prohibited her from engaging in nursing activities without explicit permission following her February 2024 arrest.Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 6 Dec. 2024
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Sherwood cleanly picked off MacKinnon’s pass, turned on the jets to turn it into a clear-cut breakaway and roofed a perfect shot in the top corner.Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 17 Dec. 2024
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The global numbers fall within the margin of error to some extent, but the US numbers seem more clear-cut.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Spanning from luminous leaded glass masterpieces to rare and storied collections, the auctions honor the legacy of Louis Comfort Tiffany alongside a selection of design masterworks spanning Art Deco to contemporary icons, Sotheby’s said in a statement.Thomas Waller, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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Many performances are career peaks: Thompson is luminous; Branagh plays Benedick with exquisite finesse, a sly operator who secretly wants to get caught.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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None of these cases, for instance, is likely to result in the full restoration of the bright-line rules established with the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, rules based in part on the lessons of our battles against authoritarian monarchy in the seventeenth century.Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 20 Aug. 2024
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Baron’s argument is, at first, the least problematic; the killing of his cousin is a bright-line injustice.Jesse Green, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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The days leading up to Christmas are some of the most special—when our homes are filled with twinkling lights, cheerful decorations, and the cozy, unmistakable feeling of holiday magic.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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His voice — raw, nasal, scratchy but full of passion, anger and wry wisdom — is near enough to the original to be unmistakable and yet colored by the actor’s persona to a degree that suggests something closer to symbiosis than impersonation.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Labeling articles as veering too much to the left or to the right, would mean having clear, unambiguous data on what can be considered belonging to the former or to the latter, and weighting them fairly and appropriately, which is no easy task.Federico Guerrini, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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Adena Ishii, an outsider candidate with no City Hall experience, pulled off a historic upset by running on an unambiguous pro-housing platform.Rigel Robinson, The Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2024
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These are all radical Islamic terrorist organizations, plain and simple.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Use plain language in your policies, and provide users with clear, easy-to-find controls for managing their preferences.Jodi Daniels, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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For this story to land, Silo 17 needed to feel distinct from Juliette’s home while belonging to the same basic world.Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
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Like Macao, Hong Kong is considered a special administrative region of China, partly distinct from the mainland.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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