darken
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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
"It was a matter of arriving on location and seeing the sun go down to get into position to wait for the sky to darken."
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026
"Lord Gyles will take him to Rosby, and conceal him there in the guise of a page. They plan to darken his hair and tell everyone that he is the son of a hedge knight."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 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
Carvana’s fundamentals, however, remain unchanged even as the industry backdrop darkens, Wedbush said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
The room darkens and the screen lights up, and there is the universe, or parts of it: the black void punctuated by galaxies and stars, white-hot, blue-hot, red.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
It quotes Andy Burnham, describing him as the "Prime Minister-in-waiting", who says: "politics has darkened in the last decade" and "said he was willing to order a 'serious review' into MPs' security".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The former Greater Manchester mayor, who is expected to become prime minister next Monday, said politics had "darkened" in the decade he had been away from Westminster.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Over time, weathering would create extensive layers of darkened regolith, similar to the dusty surface seen on the Moon or Mercury.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Startled young women, hands in the air, staggered out of darkened rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
“No, I got to stay here forever,” Colin said, and his outline darkened into a deep blue.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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
Between rising fuel prices and airfare and consumers’ darkening mood, what makes you optimistic?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
The economists fractured over how the Fed will respond to the darkening outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
He looked like a ghost set against the darkening night.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
