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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

German firms viewed their current business situation more favorably, though their expectations for the coming months continued to darken, Ifo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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 room begins to darken perceptibly now. 11TH JUROR: Pardon.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose

During an eclipse, the sky darkens offering a short window to see the Perseid meteor shower, which also peaks on Wednesday evening.

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

Hally’s mood darkens as soon as he learns from Sam that his mother is bringing his dad home from the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

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

When the nurse leaves, the grandmother’s face darkens and she turns her attention to me.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

He traveled to a remote island off West Africa and on May 29, 1919, photographed stars made visible behind the darkened sun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Armed with flashlights, dozens of community members stepped into the darkened Westlake Theatre, sidestepping puddles and broken glass as they imagined what the century-old movie palace could become.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 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, darkened wax appeared inside queen cells, showing that workers were selectively collecting and transforming materials from elsewhere in the hive for use in queen development.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026

Petrosian left the board; Fischer and the audience of twelve hundred continued to sit in darkened silence.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

And while the survey showed output among businesses holding up relatively well, a darkening demand outlook spells concern for the economy going forward, Colijn said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Treasury market en masse given the darkening U.S. fiscal outlook, Gimbel replied: “I think one thing to keep in mind is that currently markets don’t have a better, great option than U.S. Treasury debt.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

His skin was darkening toward a gold similar to his brother’s, with even darker swirls patterning his arms.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack