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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

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

"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

The world seemed to darken for a moment—he couldn’t even remember his own mother.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner

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

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

It means the vicious circle tightens and darkens.

From BBC ● Apr. 15, 2026

Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

The sky above us darkens with smoke, like night falling early.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

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

Dozens of new fires, starkly lit, against the darkened sky.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Mr. Guimarães lightens the darkening mood with an inventive trick involving a volunteer’s wedding ring, which is invisibly transported across the stage with the help of a ball of yarn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

"The darkening overlaps exactly with the fern spike, the main extinction interval, and elevated abundance of charcoal and PAHs."

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Reduce the heat to low if the spices are darkening in color too quickly.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 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

Amaya just stared at the old shacks and rowhouses of the darkening city around them.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older