black eye
noun
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The lack of transparency is a black eye for the BBWAA, which really needs to change its rules and start revealing all HOF ballots.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In his on-camera interview, Jason details an incident on a private plane in which Matlin emerged from a room with Hurt with a black eye.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Carrington gave Clark a black eye after poking her during a game between Clark's Indiana Fever and Carrington's Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs in September.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
On Instagram, he’s shared several moments of The Sandlot with his young son Flynn Maxwell: showing him how to make s’mores, how to handle a black eye (with a slab of steak!) and rocking matching jerseys on the pitch.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025
In his on-camera interview, Jason details an incident on a private plane in which Matlin emerged from a room with Hurt with a black eye.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Carrington gave Clark a black eye after poking her during a game between Clark's Indiana Fever and Carrington's Connecticut Sun in the first round of the playoffs in September.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2025
On Instagram, he’s shared several moments of The Sandlot with his young son Flynn Maxwell: showing him how to make s’mores, how to handle a black eye (with a slab of steak!) and rocking matching jerseys on the pitch.
—Luke Chinman, People.com, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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