black eye
noun
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Photographs taken April 8 and attached to the filing showed one detainee, Raiko Lopez Morffi, with a black eye and an injured arm.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
This also marked his first appearance since receiving a black eye while being hit on the bench with a puck during Saturday’s win against the Florida Panthers.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tavian Jovan Williams Columbia Heights PD Police say Williams is a Black boy who stands 5 feet 10 inches, weighs about 160 pounds and has brown hair and black eyes.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Only now, America’s getting the reputational black eye too — at home!
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2026
This also marked his first appearance since receiving a black eye while being hit on the bench with a puck during Saturday’s win against the Florida Panthers.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Tavian Jovan Williams Columbia Heights PD Police say Williams is a Black boy who stands 5 feet 10 inches, weighs about 160 pounds and has brown hair and black eyes.
—Wcco Staff, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
Only now, America’s getting the reputational black eye too — at home!
—Gil Troy, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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