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She was the black sheep of the family.
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How this bloodthirsty black sheep wooed the most beautiful being in the universe is anyone’s guess.
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
High in the mountains of their island community, Yuri (Helena Zengel) is the black sheep in her motherless family.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Jason Isaacs’s earliest role was that of his family’s black sheep.
—Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Because of its massive viewing, which has twice eclipsed that for Disney and other media giants according to Nielsen, the valuation for the former black sheep has continued moving skyward.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2025
High in the mountains of their island community, Yuri (Helena Zengel) is the black sheep in her motherless family.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
Jason Isaacs’s earliest role was that of his family’s black sheep.
—Air Mail, 5 Apr. 2025
Because of its massive viewing, which has twice eclipsed that for Disney and other media giants according to Nielsen, the valuation for the former black sheep has continued moving skyward.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Black sheep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/black%20sheep. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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