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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

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

But uncertainty about the course of the war and higher prices at gas stations have continued to darken consumers’ mood in the weeks since, said Joanne Hsu, the survey’s director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

The skies didn’t darken, the moon didn’t turn to blood.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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

What complicates and darkens the picture from Andromeda’s perspective is that a significant chunk of AI credit is concentrated in private markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

In recent years, neighborhoods ranging from Hancock Park and Lincoln Heights to Mar Vista and Pico Union have been plagued by copper wire theft that darkens the streets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

The golden light darkens to a dirtier russet shade.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

The drama begins in a darkened room, where a film created by J.J.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 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

A comfy chair and a sofa faced a darkened electronic screen.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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

The setting sun hovered over the rooftops, casting a yellowish-orange glow in the darkening sky.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas