Examples of in the black in a Sentence
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With one case in the black, Ballard chooses the next one, John Doe #38, a man last seen on CCTV seven years prior carrying an infant at a bus station.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025
Particularly in rural areas, hospitals and healthcare providers rely on Medicaid patients to stay financially in the black.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In Paris, she was spotted in the black version with straight-leg jeans and a dual-toned coat; in New York, the model strutted around in this exact Light Gold shade, cropped leggings and leather bomber jacket in tow.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Local health systems appear to be operating in the black at the moment.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
By last fiscal year, Federal's revenues hit $75 million, and the company was $3.6 million in the black.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Still making money Despite all this bad news, the bottom line remains in the black.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Connecticut has stayed deep in the black since then, adding $4 billion to reserves and using another $8.6 billion in surplus to reduce pension debt.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Moments Example of the hidden picture puzzles in the black/white images on the left; the corresponding real-world picture on the right.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2025
Particularly in rural areas, hospitals and healthcare providers rely on Medicaid patients to stay financially in the black.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
In Paris, she was spotted in the black version with straight-leg jeans and a dual-toned coat; in New York, the model strutted around in this exact Light Gold shade, cropped leggings and leather bomber jacket in tow.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Local health systems appear to be operating in the black at the moment.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
By last fiscal year, Federal's revenues hit $75 million, and the company was $3.6 million in the black.
—Chase Peterson-Withorn, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Still making money Despite all this bad news, the bottom line remains in the black.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2025
Connecticut has stayed deep in the black since then, adding $4 billion to reserves and using another $8.6 billion in surplus to reduce pension debt.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025
Moments Example of the hidden picture puzzles in the black/white images on the left; the corresponding real-world picture on the right.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025
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“In the black.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20black. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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