blackboard
noun
black·board
ˈblak-ˌbȯrd 
: a hard smooth usually dark surface used especially in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk
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Rebecca had been struggling to see the blackboard in sixth grade when her dad scheduled an appointment with an optometrist.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The first draft took place in 1936 in Philadelphia, where 90 names were written on a blackboard and teams made their selections.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The first draft took place in 1936 in Philadelphia, where 90 names were written on a blackboard and teams made their selections.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2024
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blackboard
noun
black·board
ˈblak-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
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