darken
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As they cook, the beans darken to a rich brown and begin to release an oil, something Netsi says is a sign of good quality coffee.
From BBC ● May 31, 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
They have pale blue eyes that sometimes darken to greenish blue.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
The expansion of plant life darkens the snow and ice, reducing its reflectivity and causing the surrounding area to warm up, triggering ice and snow melt.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Space weathering, caused by solar wind particles, micrometeorite impacts, and cosmic radiation, slowly darkens exposed material.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026
Carvana’s fundamentals, however, remain unchanged even as the industry backdrop darkens, Wedbush said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 24, 2025
As smoke quickly darkens the day and the unstoppable, town-hopping fire hems in the bus, cutting off routes, the journey takes a dystopian turn, raising the stakes and alarm levels to unimaginable heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2025
The city darkens as I reach its border, a wide dirt clearing a few yards wide that separates Lkossa from the first of the Greater Jungle’s towering black pines.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
She pointed across the valley to a property ringed by darkened trees and vegetation.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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
As the sky darkened over the white stucco church framed in palm trees and the dry peaks of the San Bernardino Mountains, fringed teenagers made their way inside, shaking their limbs and chattering in excitement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
While sentiment darkened, though, investors seem reluctant to cut risk significantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Her face darkened, anger bloated her lips and lit fires behind her black brooding eyes.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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
The surging costs are eating an outsize share of low- and middle-income consumers’ paychecks, darkening their outlook relative to the well-off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
The economists fractured over how the Fed will respond to the darkening outlook.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
The setting sun hovered over the rooftops, casting a yellowish-orange glow in the darkening sky.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
