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Recent Examples of black-and-white
Markus Schleinzer and Alexander Brom's black-and-white period piece is very serious, and very German, but also unexpectedly funny.
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Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The black-and-white picture shows 28 men of Japanese descent, American citizens, lined up on wooden stairs leading to a mess hall at Tule Lake, one of 10 internment camps in the western United States during World War II.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police toward a police wagon.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Or when black-and-white went to color.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
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Teresa Xie, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The black-and-white picture shows 28 men of Japanese descent, American citizens, lined up on wooden stairs leading to a mess hall at Tule Lake, one of 10 internment camps in the western United States during World War II.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
The black-and-white photo shows a 21-year-old Sanders, then a University of Chicago student, being taken by Chicago police toward a police wagon.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Or when black-and-white went to color.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for black-and-white
Recent Examples of Synonyms for black-and-white
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As for which films should qualify, a director in the branch said that the Academy’s explicit efforts to diversify its membership and embrace the global filmmaking community made the feature doc category an international one.—
Addie Morfoot,
IndieWire,
23 Feb. 2026
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John Davidson, the man with Tourette’s syndrome whose explicit outbursts were heard during the BAFTA awards on Sunday, issued an apology Monday.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Lone star and other tick species eventually receded as forests were clear-cut.—
Alex Kuffner,
The Providence Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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While people on both sides have sought to portray these cases as clear-cut, the reality is that use-of-force determinations are rarely simple.—
Diane Goldstein,
Oc Register,
30 Jan. 2026
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Watch from February 26 to 27, as the waxing gibbous disk glides near luminous Jupiter.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
18 Feb. 2026
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Navigating such thorny topics as consent and autonomy in the throes of dementia, the film is relentless in its exploration of impossible-to-answer questions, and uses, as its vessel, three sensational performers who make its drama both luminous and entirely devastating.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 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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But the direction feels unmistakable.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2026
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In October, a Russian Su-30 fighter accompanied by an Il-78 refueling tanker violated Lithuanian airspace – an unmistakable signal of endurance and deliberate mission planning.—
Frederic Lemieux,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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The data on this is unambiguous.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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Finally, no credible evidence demonstrates the kind of unambiguous, exclusive genocidal intent toward Palestinians that international law requires and that cannot be reasonably interpreted otherwise.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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Instead the biscuits made from the mix were plain; my favorite part was the garlic and parsley butter brushed on top.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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And very plain and simple, just depressed.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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The most widespread Games in history created distinct pockets of Olympic spirit separated by hours on trains and miles of winding mountain roads.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Held is in good company at Goldman Sachs, where former pros are muscling their distinct skill sets to succeed in new careers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Black-and-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/black-and-white. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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