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Freshly eroded fragments make the coastal ocean cloudy, while dissolved organic carbon can darken the water.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 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

Gray clouds darken the sky, but Leutze bathes Washington in light, depicting him as an unflinching leader of a squad of men that purposely includes a Native American and a black man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

As they cook, the beans darken to a rich brown and begin to release an oil, something Netsi says is a sign of good quality coffee.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

His skin started to darken to its usual shade.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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 see the Perseid meteor shower, which also peaks on Wednesday evening.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

At some point, the room darkens, and the crowd watches the jacket glow — she becomes a bioluminescent creature in human form.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

In the bright light from the hallway, she darkens to a shadow, passing the outline of a wheelchair in the doorway.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

The darkened fragments then complete their descent, with atmospheric winds potentially pushing them away from their original trajectories before they land as meteorites.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

High diesel costs have only darkened the scenario.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Consumers’ mood has darkened in October, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly survey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

The sky darkened as the flock of birds descended.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

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

They also compared tree pollen with fern spores to determine whether the darkening might have been caused by biological differences between plant groups.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Reduce the heat to low if the spices are darkening in color too quickly.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

It began to seem to him that he had walked forever and would walk forever beside this silent being through a silent darkening land.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin