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Jonathan Czin of the Brookings Institution said the dim prospects for cooperation reflect divisions on both sides.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

At around magnitude 8, the distant planet is too dim to spot without optical assistance, so binoculars or a telescope will be needed.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

But it doesn’t dim the investment case for Howmet Aerospace and DPC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

With planets this dim, the telescope may receive only a single particle of light once every minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

But even after getting it to spark, it seemed a sad and inconsequential attempt against the dim light and thick air.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The trouble is, Earth-like planets can be more than a billion times dimmer than their host star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"These are like dimmer switches that control how active genes are, and they are affected by life experiences such as stress, learning, aging, chemicals, etc.,"

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Actor, singer and "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane wrote on X that "the world is a dimmer place without her."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

The UK Health Security Agency says the event can make the Sun appear dimmer than usual, making it easier to look at directly.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Javier pulled away, and Moss lost himself briefly in those eyes, those eyes that were so dark that in dimmer light, they could have been black.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

A 6.5 magnitude is generally the dimmest object the human eye can see.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Such demolitions typically cause a much brighter display and rarely last longer than a year, so it would have to be the longest and dimmest so far.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 17, 2024

The moon will set near midnight, allowing even the dimmest of shooting stars to shine in 2024.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

"The fantasy of two-all going to The Oval had been enchanting to both sets of fans; only the dimmest partisans so crave trophies as to be gratified by non-results," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2023

Yet she had only the dimmest idea of who Goldstein was and what doctrines he was supposed to represent.

From "1984" by George Orwell

In privacy mode, the device dims those wide pixels, while the narrow pixels emit light only at your face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Younger people have a generally sunnier starting point but that dims as they age - not a great surprise - and all age groups react to events similarly.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

And as if to literalize this, the Light Phone III even has a small clickable wheel on one side that brightens or dims the screen, and engages a flashlight if depressed.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2025

But Strong is the one who finds an unlikely frequency — tragedy? — for what might have been an “SNL” skit, as Cohn’s roar dims with AIDS-related illness.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024

The day dims into evening, and evening fades into night, and an open window carries the symphony of laughter and cheerful voices into my room.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Rescue teams are using excavators to dig through the debris there, but with the border point buried in many feet of mud, hopes of finding anyone alive have dimmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The April ceasefire put an end to the most intense fighting, but sporadic attacks, mainly around the Strait of Hormuz, have dimmed the prospects of a final peace agreement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

A vital warning from experts is to avoid looking at the sun even when it appears to have dimmed during the eclipse.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

In fact, they were so heartened by their success that not even the morning’s hidden-message broadcasts dimmed their optimism.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Some Nepali families who were searching for their missing loved ones had begun holding symbolic funerals in the last few days, in a sign of dimming hope for survivors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Because the evolved supergiant is expected to eventually end its life in a supernova explosion, the dramatic dimming prompted speculation that the star might be preparing to explode.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

This will result in a slight dimming of the Sun's light and a drop in temperature.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Reviving the dimming fortunes of the state’s oil industry could bring big opportunities for ConocoPhillips, Repsol, Exxon Mobil, Shell and other companies to expand into the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

A bird flew among the branches suddenly, all white with a tail like a fall of snow, and the golden apples dimming turned to seeds, each one a drop of crystal.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin