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ink in

British  

verb

  1. (tr) to use ink to go over pencil lines in (a drawing)

  2. to apply ink to (a printing surface) in preparing to print from it

  3. to arrange or confirm definitely

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The red ink in bonds shows how painful inflation can be for investors, even if the nearly four-year bull market in stocks has delivered a big financial boost to many households.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Rupert's been described to me, at 94, as still "the sharpest person in the room" and a "phenomenon who loves papers and has ink in his veins".

From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2025

All told, PCC is bracing for more red ink in 2024.

From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024

“When you get ink in your veins, there’s nothing like the roar of the presses going at full speed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024

Then from a drawer in his night table he took out a sheet of paper, a yellow envelope, a small red pen box, and a square bottle with purple ink in it.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

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