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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

Gainsborough grew up with Andrews, and the clouds that darken behind him seem to hint at his disposition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026

The room was beginning to darken and spin.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

Hundreds of kilometers away – in Denver and along the Canadian border – heavy ashfall darkens the sky, obstructs roads and disrupts power, water supplies and communications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Include them and Americans’ average level of preparation for retirement darkens considerably.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

At some point, the room darkens, and the crowd watches the jacket glow — she becomes a bioluminescent creature in human form.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

It means the vicious circle tightens and darkens.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

We have the same skin that darkens in the sun.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

He stumbled out of bed in his underwear and down the hall to his darkened living room.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Even so, parts of northern Sputnik Planitia have been darkened in patterns that resemble features seen on terrestrial glaciers after they are exposed to rainwater or to liquid emerging from beneath the ice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026

Those same media are used here to reimagine what seems to be every character who’s ever starred in, or darkened the door of, Adult Swim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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

We crossed the lobby and entered the darkened theater.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Schaeffler shares dropped sharply after the auto supplier slashed its sales expectations for the medium term amid a darkening backdrop for the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

When he first noticed the sky darkening, Chapman thought a storm was coming.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

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

Dimple sighed, her mood darkening at the thought of that conversation.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon