black eye
noun
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Dave Meltzer of Wrestling Observer Radio reported that Rhodes suffered a busted eardrum and a black eye during the assault.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
But the Moss Landing fire, the fourth at the site in the past four years, has given the industry a black eye, and raised calls for the plants to be built only in rural areas away from homes, schools and businesses.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Taylor Hall’s actual black eye, courtesy of Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil, doesn’t hurt so much.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The Adams case has already been a black eye for the law.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
But the Moss Landing fire, the fourth at the site in the past four years, has given the industry a black eye, and raised calls for the plants to be built only in rural areas away from homes, schools and businesses.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Taylor Hall’s actual black eye, courtesy of Calgary Flames forward Martin Pospisil, doesn’t hurt so much.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The Adams case has already been a black eye for the law.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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