black eye
noun
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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.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The filing also included pictures of Richards with a black eye.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
According to a probable cause affidavit written by SJPD homicide detectives, an acquaintance of the three defendants told police that sometime in April, the victim fought and inflicted a black eye on Flores-Gonzalez.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Photos of her black eye, which were previously entered into evidence, show a massive purple, bordering on black, bruise that extends from her eyelid to the top of her left cheekbone.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The filing also included pictures of Richards with a black eye.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
According to a probable cause affidavit written by SJPD homicide detectives, an acquaintance of the three defendants told police that sometime in April, the victim fought and inflicted a black eye on Flores-Gonzalez.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Photos of her black eye, which were previously entered into evidence, show a massive purple, bordering on black, bruise that extends from her eyelid to the top of her left cheekbone.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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