dark
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Observers are advised to find a dark location away from streetlights and to allow at least 10 minutes for their eyes to adjust.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
At least three helicopters will remain assigned to the incident after dark and continue to perform water drops, Torres said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
He then erupts in flames twice his height, dark smoke billowing.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Now, Infantino is trying to rescue as much of it as he can by first apologizing for keeping so much of the organization in the dark around the FFE proposal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
In the dark, all alone, she can admit: She’s also a little grateful.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"It should get noticeably darker," according to Dr Rok Nežič from Armagh Observatory and Planetarium.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"Not a single blow is random," he explains as a trio of craftsmen land expert strikes that create the darker more complex tones so prized by jazz drummers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
A gorier Cyclops, a darker Circe, an entirely new ending: The writer-director felt free to reshape the 2,700-year-old epic poem for the Imax age.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But it is here, in these darker and less yielding works, that his imagination is most fully itself: less certain and considerably more interesting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It should be impossible, but the tunnel ahead looks darker.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
"Even in his darkest moments, he chose to encourage others instead of giving in to fear," the relative said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Burrell’s family said in the statement announcing the antiques enthusiast’s death that the cancer community provided “so much comfort and strength to her in her darkest moments.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a tribute the extended family of five-year-old Nala said "her smile could brighten the darkest day"
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
These were the darkest days of the Revolutionary War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ralph experienced the darkest moment of his life.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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