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- noun A
dangerous place or area - noun Any of several
diseases that produce black spots onleaves or theskin
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Examples
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I can NEVER grow this rose without terrible blackspot, which is a crying shame, because the flowers are the most beautiful of any rose I’ve ever seen, and the scent is just heavenly.
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I can NEVER grow this rose without terrible blackspot, which is a crying shame, because the flowers are the most beautiful of any rose I’ve ever seen, and the scent [...] 1 Comment
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The National Broadband Network (NBN) will cost "significantly" less than the proposed $43 billion price-tag, according to the head of the company responsible for the fibre rollout in regional 'blackspot' communities.
Computerworld News 2010
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The area over Hackney, in which the Heathrow flightpath crosses the one for planes flying out of London City, has been described as a "blackspot" by the Civil Aviation Authority, and the National Air Traffic Service has changed its communication methods for pilots departing the smaller airport.
Londonist 2010
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The lower leaves may blackspot a little and it gets devastated by Japanese beetles in midsummer, but quickly grows out of any damage.
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Seven regions Yorkshire and Humberside, the south-east, the east Midlands, East Anglia, Wales, the south-west and Scotland all register first-time buyer levels of below 20%, taking them into "blackspot" territory.
Most of UK is first-time buyer blackspot, reports Rightmove 2011
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In March 2005 the London borough of Newham was ranked the worst employment blackspot in Britain with nearly 15 claimants per vacancy.
Clyde estuary is hardest place in Britain to find a job 2011
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Any rose leaves marked with blackspot are masked by the large vine leaves.
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Lack of alternatives If you live in an ADSL blackspot, then 3G may be the only viable option.
Questions To Ask Before Buying Mobile Broadband | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Text of this pamphlet is posted at adbusters.org/blogs/blackspot _blog/consumer_society_made_break.htm.
THE STORY OF STUFF Annie Leonard 2010
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