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The camera also was not originally built to observe such a dim object.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

Hainaut called for the number of orbiting satellites to be limited to 100,000 -- and that they be made dim enough to be invisible to the naked eye.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

Bowman also expressed a dim view of the Fed’s “standing repo facility,” a lending tool meant to improve its control over short-term money markets, this person said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Hadel sat in a dim corner spinning, but her wool glowed as it wrapped on the bobbin so it shone through the darkness.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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

Still, I ordered one — I didn’t want to put a dimmer on his inner child indulgence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Emma realized the crowd noise seemed dimmer now, more distant.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

Bracing myself against the wall, I drew out my hand lamp and thumbed it on to its dimmest setting.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The economic progress dims hope for a nuclear deal with the U.S., since Washington has often dangled sanctions relief or economic incentives to get Pyongyang to freeze, halt or relinquish its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 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

But the Big Ten move plus playing nonconference games against LSU and Notre Dame in the same season dims championship hopes precipitously.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2024

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

From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 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

Even if its stock has momentarily lost a step, Alphabet’s growth prospects have hardly dimmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

Nothing to apologize for, but there’s also no question Journalism’s star has dimmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

The Iran war has dimmed prospects for a strong rebound in Germany's economy this year, with the government now expecting growth of just 0.5 percent.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

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

Below them is a dimmed arena of fifty thousand screaming fans, illuminated by sweeping spotlights of red and blue.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

More recently healthcare and social assistance, where women outnumber men three to one, has been the main bright spot in a dimming job market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

The film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who must save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned nearly $600 million worldwide, in an extended theatrical run.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 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

The light was dimming, the road was straight, with neither house nor human being in view—nothing but land winter-stripped and as somber as sheet iron.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote