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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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Some posts on social media called on people to dress up and gather for a "night of darkness".

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

A surprising discovery made with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is challenging a leading explanation for how the early universe emerged from darkness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Last year Machado left Venezuela on a speedboat and in darkness to travel to Norway and accept the Nobel Peace Prize.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“Hodges’ use of darkness is as important as light,” Gasparotto said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

For the first time in his life, they weren’t just a distant darkness on the eastern horizon.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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