black eye
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Following Bankman-Fried’s conviction, many crypto investors and entrepreneurs cheered the ruling, seeing the case as a black eye on an industry that was, at the time, struggling to shake its association with scam artists.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
With Kenneth up again, his next challenge was to pick who—between an old woman, a young boy, and a stop sign—gave him his black eye.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Grab some face paint to create the character's signature white face, black eyes and red smile, and color your hair green with wash-out spray.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Taylor said that a common feature in the uncommon butterfly is maroon eyes, and that the photos Gehin captured show the butterfly with black eyes, making the appearance an even rarer occurrence.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
With Kenneth up again, his next challenge was to pick who—between an old woman, a young boy, and a stop sign—gave him his black eye.
—William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
Grab some face paint to create the character's signature white face, black eyes and red smile, and color your hair green with wash-out spray.
—Emma Kershaw, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Taylor said that a common feature in the uncommon butterfly is maroon eyes, and that the photos Gehin captured show the butterfly with black eyes, making the appearance an even rarer occurrence.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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