darken
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Those who witness a total eclipse will first see the sky darken.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Scattered through old Southern community and church cookbooks are recipes for spiced Saltines: butter-soaked, herb-flecked, oven-baked until they darken to a toastier shade of gold.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Both light sources darken skin through the same biological process: UV rays change the structure and chemical profile of DNA in the skin, which then produces more melanin in order to prevent further damage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"They also darken the layer by adding iron and carbon, making the regolith's properties more consistent with the observations."
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
The sky starts to darken as we head toward our house.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
During an eclipse, the sky darkens offering a short window to also see the Perseids at the same time.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
What complicates and darkens the picture from Andromeda’s perspective is that a significant chunk of AI credit is concentrated in private markets.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Space weathering, caused by solar wind particles, micrometeorite impacts, and cosmic radiation, slowly darkens exposed material.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
In recent years, neighborhoods ranging from Hancock Park and Lincoln Heights to Mar Vista and Pico Union have been plagued by copper wire theft that darkens the streets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
The sky above us darkens with smoke, like night falling early.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Einstein’s equations predicted what should happen, but someone still had to carry a telescope to the right place, wait beneath a darkened sky and look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Stars and planets can emerge in the darkened sky, temperatures can fall, and winds may strengthen.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
On Tuesday Andy Burnham said a serious review of MPs' security was needed after politics had "darkened" over the past decade.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It was one of those dramatic Los Angeles afternoons when the sky had darkened early and rain felt inevitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The sky darkened as the flock of birds descended.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
The supplier to major automakers, including BMW, Volkswagen and Ford slashed its medium-term sales expectations against a darkening backdrop for the industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
When he first noticed the sky darkening, Chapman thought a storm was coming.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The specific phenomenon of darkening water, called “freshwater browning,” is driven by a few factors.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026
Reduce the heat to low if the spices are darkening in color too quickly.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
We walk amid the jostle, and the darkening sky fills with sad music.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
