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blackboard

[ blak-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

  1. a sheet of smooth, hard material, especially dark slate, used in schools, lecture rooms, etc., for writing or drawing on with chalk.


blackboard

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noun

  1. a hard or rigid surface made of a smooth usually dark substance, used for writing or drawing on with chalk, esp in teaching
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of blackboard1

First recorded in 1815–25; black + board
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"It may be like chalk on the blackboard, it may grate a little bit, but I am telling you something that is really quite honest," he said on Saturday.

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Musk shared a post by formerly famous blackboard enthusiast Glenn Beck that incorrectly claimed Engelmayer's recent restraining order blocked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent from accessing the agency's files.

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One of the first buildings players enter - the local pub, of course - has a blackboard outside advertising today's special.

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Even though it might be the same observation about the world, about what's on the other side of a blackboard, that feels different coming from the voice of a child.

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A blackboard below the service counter displays the cafe’s “commitments†in rainbow chalk, promising to “provide a welcoming gathering space to eat, chat and work.â€

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