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It is an ironic choice, but as the shadows of antisemitism and fascism continue to darken and spread across the world, he is keeping his options open.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Scattered through old Southern community and church cookbooks are recipes for spiced Saltines: butter-soaked, herb-flecked, oven-baked until they darken to a toastier shade of gold.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

"Think of photochromic sunglasses. When you're inside, they're just clear lenses. You walk out into the sun, and they darken on their own. Come back inside, and the lenses become clear again," Nguyen continued.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

Both light sources darken skin through the same biological process: UV rays change the structure and chemical profile of DNA in the skin, which then produces more melanin in order to prevent further damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

I walk toward the ice-skating rink as the sky begins to darken.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

Hundreds of kilometers away – in Denver and along the Canadian border – heavy ashfall darkens the sky, obstructs roads and disrupts power, water supplies and communications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

During an eclipse, the sky darkens offering a short window to also see the Perseids at the same time.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Include them and Americans’ average level of preparation for retirement darkens considerably.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Eventually he expanded his palette, adding the 20-something Hal and Harper, plus Dad and Kate, whose characters come to the fore in the third episode, which darkens the series’ tone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025

The room darkens and the screen lights up, and there is the universe, or parts of it: the black void punctuated by galaxies and stars, white-hot, blue-hot, red.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Ortiz and six other spy-saboteurs, “their hands and faces already darkened by the unyielding sun, donned gandouras and turbans—what the famed T.E. Lawrence dubbed ‘Arab kit’—mounted a string of camels and rode south.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Those summer clouds that had darkened the atmosphere among fans had lingered into the start of this Nations League campaign.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He stumbled out of bed in his underwear and down the hall to his darkened living room.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Stars and planets can emerge in the darkened sky, temperatures can fall, and winds may strengthen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

When the next flash happened, Hazel’s gold eyes darkened like foil in fire.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

On Tuesday, the IMF will unveil its global economic forecast, along with detailed regional outlooks through the week, as policymakers set about tackling the challenges darkening the economic horizon.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The darkening city slid by through the dimmed window behind his head.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

When he first noticed the sky darkening, Chapman thought a storm was coming.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The specific phenomenon of darkening water, called “freshwater browning,” is driven by a few factors.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

The fire, fed with the bigger branches, burned brightly in the darkening air.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt