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Recent Examples of black-and-white
Their son Miles wore jeans and black-and-white high-top sneakers with zipper details on the sides.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
And when her furry black-and-white friend follows her — bleating at her heels, eager for more affection — Kusimayu keeps walking.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
On Christmas Eve, the crew aimed their black-and-white television camera at the lunar surface, broadcasting grainy images of craters and ancient seas drifting silently below.
—Roger Guillemette, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Read the Miami Herald’s coverage of his third 2006 win in Homestead written by former writer Cammy Clark:
Getting Lost in Traffic
Nobody knows the route to Homestead-Miami Speedway’s black-and-white checkered Victory Lane better than Greg Biffle.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 Dec. 2025
And when her furry black-and-white friend follows her — bleating at her heels, eager for more affection — Kusimayu keeps walking.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2025
On Christmas Eve, the crew aimed their black-and-white television camera at the lunar surface, broadcasting grainy images of craters and ancient seas drifting silently below.
—Roger Guillemette, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2025
Read the Miami Herald’s coverage of his third 2006 win in Homestead written by former writer Cammy Clark:
Getting Lost in Traffic
Nobody knows the route to Homestead-Miami Speedway’s black-and-white checkered Victory Lane better than Greg Biffle.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
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Without explicit training, civil servants risk assuming that a system that writes like an expert also counts like one.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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In addition, explicit prohibitions on shooting at vehicles are largely absent from the law, which means that officers responsible for fatal shootings of drivers that appear to violate departmental policies still often escape criminal penalties.—
Ben Jones,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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In the end, Thursday’s after-hours selloff was more about investor concern with a potential bearish scenario in the future, in which key customers move development in-house, rather than anything clear-cut that would impact Broadcom’s business outlook.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
12 Dec. 2025
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Jaylen Brown meeting the moment This is the first time in his 10 NBA seasons that Brown is Boston’s clear-cut No. 1 option.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
8 Dec. 2025
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In the late afternoon light, the forest leaves were luminous.—
Stanley Stewart,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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If luminous primers weren’t your jam either, let this be your sign to finally give this one a try.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
9 Jan. 2026
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Crafting bright-line tests that separate commodities from securities, or creating a new category, will be legally complex.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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There is no bright-line definition for hardship—it’s determined by the employer under the terms of the retirement plan and based on facts and circumstances.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The power dynamics were unmistakable.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
6 Jan. 2026
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Tuscany Tuscany, with its historic estates and that unmistakable golden light, remains one of Italy’s most beloved honeymoon regions.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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The Constitution is unambiguous on this point.—
Jon Duffy,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Thus far, astronomers have made the unambiguous detection of just one kilonova when, in 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and its European partner, Virgo, detected the gravitational wave signal known as GW170817.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Look for urea-free fertilizer that helps the plant absorb nitrogen more efficiently, and make sure to flush out the potting medium with plain water each month to prevent salt buildup that can harm the roots.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
8 Jan. 2026
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The goats prefer their trees plain.—
Noel Brennan,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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But beyond all that, the sports issue has brought out the reality of biology itself, underscoring the fact that femininity and masculinity are not just states of mind, and that men and women are irreversibly, insurmountably different and distinct in anatomy and physiology.—
Alanna Smith,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The stimulation produces a distinct physical sensation inside the nose.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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