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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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Thus begins their quest down a blood-red road into their father’s heart of darkness, which takes them from what seems to be the Deep South to the Western desert.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 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

But there, in the heart of London, darkness was strangely absent on one street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The planet is tidally locked, meaning one side permanently faces the star while the other remains in darkness.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The clamour of the ice river died down as he crawled into the darkness.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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