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dimmer

[dim-er] / ˈdɪm ər /




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Still, CoreWeave’s future does look dimmer if prevailing interest rates keep going up, if appetite for AI-related debt keeps weakening and concerns about the AI boom’s sustainability turn into a dearth of funding options.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

Those observations will inform an aspirational future mission — the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to view Earth-like planets more than 1 billion times dimmer than their host stars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 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

Of the roughly 10 repeating systems identified so far, four have shown flares that become progressively dimmer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

The light in the “youth” room is even dimmer than the rest of the ship.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

If you have them, look for diffusers and bulbs that offer warm colors — for LEDs, the color temperature should be a warm white of about 2,700 Kelvin — and make sure you have dimmers.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2024

In addition to turning off your lights whenever possible, motion sensors, dimmers, and shields for light fixtures that direct nighttime glare downward can help reduce light pollution.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 14, 2024

With dimmers, movement sensors and more, the tools exist to light our nights differently.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 1, 2023

They keep over a dozen lights in any given room, many on dimmers and low wattage.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2022

Down on the road an occasional truck passed by with its dimmers on.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson


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