black eye
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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.
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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
That's because the 81-year-old Community alum was sporting a black eye in the photo, posted on Monday, December 9.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In a year when a series of intricate gambling schemes have eroded the integrity of the domestic sports landscape, the investigation presents the latest black eye.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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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
That's because the 81-year-old Community alum was sporting a black eye in the photo, posted on Monday, December 9.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
In a year when a series of intricate gambling schemes have eroded the integrity of the domestic sports landscape, the investigation presents the latest black eye.
—Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Black eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20eye. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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