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Recent Examples of black-and-white
The clip shows Fry's daughter Selah, a 1-year-old, holding a tiny black-and-white kitten with a look of pure wonder and delight.
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The black-and-white video featured special appearances by his wife Hailey and their son Jack as Bieber crooned.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
He isn’t intimidated by those other fancy facilities, with their shock of black-and-white tile or a pink Victorian vibes.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Lowest marks his fifth motion picture with Denzel Washington and a cultural reinterpretation of historic Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s black-and-white 1963 film, High and Low.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 13 Aug. 2025
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Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Aug. 2025
The black-and-white video featured special appearances by his wife Hailey and their son Jack as Bieber crooned.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
He isn’t intimidated by those other fancy facilities, with their shock of black-and-white tile or a pink Victorian vibes.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Lowest marks his fifth motion picture with Denzel Washington and a cultural reinterpretation of historic Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s black-and-white 1963 film, High and Low.
—Malik Peay, Essence, 13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
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These tools can help detect harmful symbols, explicit imagery or copyright violations before content is published.—
Anees Ali Khan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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While there is obvious overlap between Trump’s escalating threats targeting Russia and his explicit warnings about India’s energy purchases, the dispute with the world’s fourth-largest economy is specific to the trade talks, the officials say.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps just as clear-cut is that the team’s next-best guy is third-year receiver Rashee Rice.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
2 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, the health concerns surrounding Classic, Cherry and Vanilla Coke's high sugar content are more clear-cut.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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For the resolutely matte-averse, there is still hope: The line also features satin-finish shades in luminous hues of pink, brown, and red.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
14 Aug. 2025
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The woody-spicy citrus scent for men uses luminous top notes of fresh ginger, bergamot and citrus (lemon petitgrain) to create a powerful sensation of freshness that quickly cedes to deeper, spicy, mineral heart notes, notably that of Timut pepper.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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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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This feels worth acknowledging because almost every home with them, no matter how expensive the litter box, shares that unmistakable aroma.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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Leaders need team members who reduce leadership’s cognitive load by making their worth unmistakable and their potential clear. - Aurelien Mangano, DevelUpLeaders 13.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Florida law granting access to such records is unambiguous, and the state’s courts are likely to find in favor of owners and against associations that fail to provide reasonable access.—
Laura Manning-Hudson,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement The history, however, is unambiguous: birthright citizenship was a necessary solution to the most fundamental question in U.S. history—who is included in the political community.—
Time,
Time,
14 July 2025
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Between stress, shame, emotional disconnection, the current state of the world being challenging, and just plain exhaustion, desire can come and go.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
5 Aug. 2025
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Even the band’s look — blue denim, plain T-shirts, collegiate banners — was faded.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
2 Aug. 2025
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Cutting this rate encourages economic activity in two distinct ways.—
Brian Domitrovic,
Forbes.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The Old Farmer's Almanac, distinct from the Farmers' Almanac, claims an 80% accuracy rate for its weather predictions.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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