blacken

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A new scientific review suggests that Polygonum multiflorum, a root used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than a thousand years to "blacken hair and nourish essence," could be a promising alternative for managing AGA.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

These incidents may temporarily blacken the eyes of the NBA and Major League Baseball but sports gambling is here to stay.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Other than that, their meat was a pinch drier than some of the other methods, and their skin got crispy in spots but began to blacken in others before it could become consistently golden.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

They’ll take anywhere from three to seven days to blacken, depending on how warm your kitchen is.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2021

In case my friends’ grammar and punctuation weren’t upsetting enough, the fact that nobody thought there might be a problem with ME was enough to blacken my mood pretty thoroughly.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick