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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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In that bitter January darkness of a Manchester elementary school parking lot, several dozen voters clustered in line beside me to get into the gym just as the polls opened.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

A player who once went more than five years without starting a league game during the darkness of an injury-plagued past, Jones has now helped Notts to two promotions in four seasons.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In a moment of darkness in China, “they feel they have to be the light,” said Fenggang Yang, a Purdue University sociologist who researches the country’s house churches.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Cuba has been suffering severe economic tumult led by an energy shortage that plunged 65 percent of the country into darkness on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

He was standing on a narrow ledge jutting out over darkness.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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