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Recent Examples of black eye
Fearing retaliation from her employer, the worker clocked in to work with a black eye, her face still swollen from the attack, according to the complaint.
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
The men got into a physical fight on April 13 that left Mares with a black eye, the man said.
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Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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.
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Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Itzel Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
The men got into a physical fight on April 13 that left Mares with a black eye, the man said.
—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Photographs taken April 8 and attached to the filing showed one detainee, Raiko Lopez Morffi, with a black eye and an injured arm.
—
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black eye
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Rather than adjudicating guilt, the filmmakers opted to leave the question of truth open to viewers.
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But moral injury, formidable as the idea is, doesn’t apply to Odysseus, who suffers from neither shame nor guilt.
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These thin sheets of lead containing scratches of supernatural desires were used to sway a court case, target a rival, or even a lover, as per Archaeology News.
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Different cabinet materials require specific cleaning methods to avoid scratches or dull finishes.
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The trademarking of Trump To their discredit, according to voting records, Senate Democrats Kristen Arrington, Tracie Davis, Barbara Sharief and Shevrin Jones initially voted for the bill in committees.
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No discredit to the movie, obviously.
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The sharp microscopic pieces in DE cause abrasions in the soft bodies of chiggers and break down their protective exoskeleton.
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The man also had abrasions to the left side of his body, police said.
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Still, the 2025-26 campaign could have descended into historical ignominy.
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Now players such as Johan Cruyff, Michel Platini and Cristiano Ronaldo share the ignominy.
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While Gray put together a big night on the bump, Eaton and right-fielder Wilyer Abreu compiled their own at the plate.
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For the event, where Cuoco connected with the man of the hour Larry David, the Big Bang Theory alum dressed her bump in an elegant black short-sleeve dress with pockets.
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His narrator is writing in response to a request from his grandchildren, and his narrative is wracked by a sense of dishonor and guilt.
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Indeed, war and waste seem the ideal subjects of national service; the first because of the special risks involved, the second because of the dishonor.
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The Dirty Beaches founder’s own saxophone and trumpet lead the players’ cut-and-pasted recordings down dark alleys of decay and introspection, backdropped by percussive bangs and scrapes that suggest the construction of some great, mysterious superstructure.
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This stubbornly optimistic place, where family after family scrapes and claws and laughs and dances their way to a better tomorrow.
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