Examples of in the black in a Sentence
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He will next be seen in the black comedy-thriller Huntington, working opposite Glen Powell and Margaret Qualley, as well as in the pickleball comedy The Dink.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 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
Paul introduced me to Gibby, the accounting student in the black leather jacket.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
The pool is over $5 billion dollars in the black, according to a June report from the state auditor.
—Nolan McKendry, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
In this dark comedy, Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and singer-actor Halsey see dollar signs when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt turns up in the black market in their South Dakota town.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Many residents do a horrible job at recycling, with a large portion of recyclables ending up in the black trash cans.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
While the group was back in the black last year thanks to the sale of Moschino‘s beauty business in September, the slowdown in the luxury industry and challenges in its wholesale and retail distribution impacted the group’s top and bottom lines in the first quarter.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
While stock markets are in the black again, formal legal text of the China deal has yet to be released and businesses are bracing for the dozens of country-specific trade deals that are still being worked out.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 July 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 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
Paul introduced me to Gibby, the accounting student in the black leather jacket.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
The pool is over $5 billion dollars in the black, according to a June report from the state auditor.
—Nolan McKendry, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
In this dark comedy, Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and singer-actor Halsey see dollar signs when a rare Lakota Ghost shirt turns up in the black market in their South Dakota town.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Many residents do a horrible job at recycling, with a large portion of recyclables ending up in the black trash cans.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
While the group was back in the black last year thanks to the sale of Moschino‘s beauty business in September, the slowdown in the luxury industry and challenges in its wholesale and retail distribution impacted the group’s top and bottom lines in the first quarter.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 1 Aug. 2025
While stock markets are in the black again, formal legal text of the China deal has yet to be released and businesses are bracing for the dozens of country-specific trade deals that are still being worked out.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 2 July 2025
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“In the black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20black. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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