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Professional comedian Nate Bargatze, who hosted last year, was much more of a dark horse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

It was one of the most controversial VAR decisions in years, yet the 74,161 inside Old Trafford were kept in the dark.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

When the power cuts out after dark in Vientiane, families wander outside to avoid the stifling heat indoors, using cell phones to light their way.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Listening to my 7-year-old nephew sounding out words last week, a dark thought occurred: How long before the three Rs become as outdated among young people as Thomas Guide maps?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

“The night is dark and I am far from home . . .” Betsie’s sweet soprano was picked up by voices all around us.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

As we looked out over the bay, its turquoise edges giving out to darker blue, Olsi pointed at a hump of land rising out of the water.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

For 21-year-old Marwa, the momentary burst of relief, of hopefulness, at having gotten out of Kabul in 2021 was morphing into something darker and foggier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

But Carney directly invoked the darker, flintier aspects of North American history when he was asked on Aug. 22 whether his country was now at war.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

The much more obvious stage starts at 03:33, as Earth's darker central shadow begins moving across the lunar surface, with maximum eclipse occurring at 05:12, external.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Along his arms, exposed through the rips in the rubakha’s sleeves, were swirls of slightly darker gold.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

"We will always carry the grief of losing Oscar and Leo with us, but Hope is living proof that even after the darkest of storms, rainbows can break through."

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Seeking to reassure his employees in September 2021, Xu told staff in a letter he believed the group would "step out of the darkest moment soon".

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

A few years later, she was a regular on a soap opera, channeling her darkest fears into tears that would have adults heaping praise upon her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

But a feeling of horror washes over you when you realize this is the darkest moment of Ron’s life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

It could run through the air and over the water, run faster than any horse, and run even in the darkest night, for its golden bristles shone so brightly.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman