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dark

[dahrk] / dɑrk /










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“It’s so deeply strange — dark and funny, hopeful and menacing all at once,” Philbin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s too early to crown winners, but one firm is betting on two of the sector’s dark horses.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“I wanted it to be a piece showing kind of the dark side of the World Cup, because there’s so many things that are buried underneath the whole spectacle,” Harelly said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

With the supply already pushed to its limit, housing estates in Dublin’s northern suburbs have been going dark during storms as have cities along the coasts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

She and I were inseparable—literally—her golden brown beachy waves interwoven with my dark brown hair in one shared, thick braid.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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