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The University of Warwick team used the Hubble Space Telescope to pinpoint the small, dim stars orbiting in double systems within 65 light years of Earth.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Labour representatives and the German state of Lower Saxony, both of whom take a dim view of plant closures, together hold more than half the seats on the supervisory board.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

These ancient variable stars are especially important because they brighten and dim in a predictable pattern.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Late in the album, “Spirit Showing” features a twinkly keyboard that brings to mind the dusty chime of the celesta, as if the song takes place in a dim space illuminated by candlelight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 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

That prospect was growing dimmer a few years later when playwrights such as Suzan-Lori Parks and Lynn Nottage came into prominence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

They now forecast total annual sales of about 16 million vehicles or fewer this year, and that outlook has grown even dimmer as the conflict in Iran keeps gas prices high.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

It is dimmer and cooler than our Sun.

From Science Daily ● May 21, 2026

For that to happen, earnings won’t need to necessarily disappoint; rather, investors can choose to take a dimmer view on the immense corporate investment in AI-related data centers.

From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026

I would wake up in a new body and wouldn’t comprehend why things felt muted, dimmer.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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 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

“If you can still see the dimmest stars, you are in a very dark place. But if you see only the brightest ones, you are in a very light-polluted place,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

We had only the dimmest ideas of what to expect.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

But that tariff relief will fade as energy stress dims outlook, the S&P economists said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 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

Nguyen presciently captures the spark of outrage that dims as the news cycle moves on to the next crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

If an exoplanet passes in front of its star as seen by an observer, it dims the starlight.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024

She dims the lights and the screen comes down, and suddenly we’re all screaming along.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

Instead, two years on at the World Cup, Bellingham's star has not exactly fallen but it has certainly dimmed.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

Gold prices fell as fresh strikes between Israel and Iran dimmed hopes for a near-term deal in the Middle East, reinforcing expectations of higher interest rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

But in March, night attacks and the lack of street lighting — lights are dimmed to make targeting more difficult — meant few stayed beyond midnight.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

Yields rose a little on Wednesday with the 10-year Treasury yield hitting 4.4% as hopes for rate cuts dimmed.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

She clapped, and the audience joined in as the lights dimmed.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez

NAIROBI, Kenya—The fast-spreading Ebola virus is overwhelming creaking hospitals and clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, dimming hopes for quick containment of what is already the third-largest outbreak of the killer disease in history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

The Amazon MGM film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned nearly $257 million in total domestically.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2026

The "exceptional measures" introduced by the Egyptian government also include dimming street lights and roadside advertising, as well as a return to home working for one day a week in April for many.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 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