in the black

idiom

: making a profit : profitable
The company is finally in the black.

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You're being pulled beneath the surface and something ancient stirs in the black below. Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 25 Sep. 2025 The pair, who look to be at home in the black-and-white clip, also take turns on some lines on a verse. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025 Tax filings show that 2020 was the most recent year when the Keith Kelley Club operated in the black, posting a net income of nearly $74,000. Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025 While sizes are already disappearing in the black floral print, the dress also comes in a forest green hue that is marked down to $149 from the usual $298 price. Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 15 Sep. 2025 The first photo in the carousel showed Brooks posing with her arms wrapped around her husband-to-be, flashing her ring as the couple posed for the camera in the black-and-white shot. Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 In addition to coursing toward a 2025 that’s in the black, De Luca and Abdy have cultivated excellent relationships with filmmakers like Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler and Alejandro González Iñárritu. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025 The Black Knights have been involved in two of the bigger upsets in college football, are 1-1, but very much in the black. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025 Furthermore, Medicaid is also the fastest growing spending item for most states, even those where budgets are currently in the black. Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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“In the black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20black. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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