black eye
noun
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The debacle is the latest black eye for Boeing, whose reputation was already tarnished by deadly crashes of its 737 Max 8 jets in 2018 and 2019.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 22 Mar. 2024
Galeana allegedly failed to tell doctors that the baby had been injured before, including suffering from a black eye in January and a torn piece of tissue under the upper lip, court documents state.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The woman with the black eye was not included in the police report.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Signs of a struggle Gareth Pursehouse appeared to have a black eye and a bite mark on his bicep.
—Cameron Rubner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
The insects have green bodies and black eyes and are most active during the evening and nighttime hours.
—Joyce Orlando, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2024
That’s when the woman began hitting the 13-year-old in the face, giving him a black eye, police said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024
Next week begins the first of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's three-part reunion, which will no doubt dig up more info on that black eye, Monica's Gossip Gone Girl residency, and all the kookiness that made for one of the best seasons of any Housewives franchise, ever.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2024
Wells Fargo’s stock rose more than 7% at times Thursday afternoon after regulators closed a consent order placed on the bank for its fake accounts scandal, which has remained a black eye for the company.
—Forbes Daily, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Bill Chappell, NPR, 22 Mar. 2024
Galeana allegedly failed to tell doctors that the baby had been injured before, including suffering from a black eye in January and a torn piece of tissue under the upper lip, court documents state.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2024
The woman with the black eye was not included in the police report.
—Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 19 Mar. 2024
Signs of a struggle Gareth Pursehouse appeared to have a black eye and a bite mark on his bicep.
—Cameron Rubner, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
The insects have green bodies and black eyes and are most active during the evening and nighttime hours.
—Joyce Orlando, The Courier-Journal, 19 Jan. 2024
That’s when the woman began hitting the 13-year-old in the face, giving him a black eye, police said.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 22 Feb. 2024
Next week begins the first of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City's three-part reunion, which will no doubt dig up more info on that black eye, Monica's Gossip Gone Girl residency, and all the kookiness that made for one of the best seasons of any Housewives franchise, ever.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2024
Wells Fargo’s stock rose more than 7% at times Thursday afternoon after regulators closed a consent order placed on the bank for its fake accounts scandal, which has remained a black eye for the company.
—Forbes Daily, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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