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black lead
[led]
noun
Mineralogy.
graphite; plumbago.
black lead
/ lɛd /
noun
another name for graphite
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Word History and Origins
Origin of black lead1
First recorded in 1575–85
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ABC has cast its first black lead to front “The Bachelorette.”
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The Guardian was more conservative: "Annie remake: casting of black lead provokes negative Twitter posts" it peeped.
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At the forefront of that initiative was Lindsay, who at the time was the only black lead to have ever served on The Bachelorette.
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This current season is the first to feature a black lead.
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Even The Bachelor has named its first black lead.
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