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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

"Think of photochromic sunglasses. When you're inside, they're just clear lenses. You walk out into the sun, and they darken on their own. Come back inside, and the lenses become clear again," Nguyen continued.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 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

"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

She lay in the dimness, watching the sky darken, until Mia knocked on the door carrying a steaming mug of tea.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

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

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

Space weathering, caused by solar wind particles, micrometeorite impacts, and cosmic radiation, slowly darkens exposed material.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026

At night, Chou and I sit outside the hut looking at the road until the sky darkens and our aunt orders us in to go to sleep.

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

Stars and planets can emerge in the darkened sky, temperatures can fall, and winds may strengthen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Fabrics with sheen or brocade thread add luminescence in the darkened church setting, says Walicka Maimone: “Only so much lighting can come from the windows. We need to lift the palette and create the sparkle.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Higher interest rates and rising maintenance costs also darkened the picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

She drags her cello off to a darkened corner to warm up.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

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

As the train trundled through the darkening fens, Bateson read a copy of de Vries’s paper—and was instantly transmuted by Mendel’s idea of discrete units of heredity.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee