dimmer

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The drop in sentiment mostly reflected dimmer short-term expectations, with many consumers staying more optimistic about longer-term prospects, Hsu said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Roger had a joyful, luminous spirit, and the world is dimmer without him,” Bossert wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Even when these objects are young and still glowing from the heat of their formation, they remain vastly dimmer than the stars they orbit.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

If they start to doubt the future sales are indeed probable, they are likely to take a dimmer view of a company’s outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

So the farther away we are from the Sun, the smaller and dimmer it appears.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan