dimming

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Crude jumped one percent Wednesday amid dimming prospects of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil passes.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Shares in European luxury companies fell after some of the industry’s big players said that war in the Middle East weighed on sales, dimming hopes of a sector rebound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"While light emissions rose by 8.9 percent in brightening German regions, they fell by 9.2 percent in dimming areas."

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 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

It floated there, as big as an orange, dimming the stars but lighting the earth.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn