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Unlike rod cells, which are particularly important for seeing in dim light, cones support daytime vision and allow us to perceive color.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Cars, houses and streets appear and disappear out of a dim russet fog.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

And, with the museum’s dim lighting, dated technology and underutilized areas, it can feel at times as if one is wandering in a past-its-prime shopping mall or in the forgotten corner of an airport terminal.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gold and silver remained under pressure as higher yields dim the appeal of nonyielding assets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

In the dim morning, his dark skin seemed to absorb what little light there was.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Throw in a flat-plane crankshaft, low-inertia turbos and equal-length exhaust runners and you’ve got a hurricane on a dimmer switch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Once in operation, the Coronagraph Instrument will attempt to observe planets that are 100 million times dimmer than their host star, a significant improvement over James Webb.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

"These are like dimmer switches that control how active genes are, and they are affected by life experiences such as stress, learning, aging, chemicals, etc.,"

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Actor, singer and "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane wrote on X that "the world is a dimmer place without her."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

I looked around, seeing very little at first as my eyes became accustomed to the dimmer light.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler

Hegseth, on the other hand, is among the dimmest.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

A 6.5 magnitude is generally the dimmest object the human eye can see.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Such demolitions typically cause a much brighter display and rarely last longer than a year, so it would have to be the longest and dimmest so far.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 17, 2024

"The fantasy of two-all going to The Oval had been enchanting to both sets of fans; only the dimmest partisans so crave trophies as to be gratified by non-results," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2023

Bracing myself against the wall, I drew out my hand lamp and thumbed it on to its dimmest setting.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The economic progress dims hope for a nuclear deal with the U.S., since Washington has often dangled sanctions relief or economic incentives to get Pyongyang to freeze, halt or relinquish its nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

Younger people have a generally sunnier starting point but that dims as they age - not a great surprise - and all age groups react to events similarly.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

And as if to literalize this, the Light Phone III even has a small clickable wheel on one side that brightens or dims the screen, and engages a flashlight if depressed.

From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2025

Nguyen presciently captures the spark of outrage that dims as the news cycle moves on to the next crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025

He dims his lights and pulls out his laptop, which he sets up on a pile of pillows in front of us.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

Mark DiCamillo, the poll’s director, said previous surveys showed support for Proposition 40 has been fragile, and the most recent shows its prospects have dimmed as election day approaches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the past year, about a third of New State Capital Partners’ employees have left the private-equity firm as prospects for big payouts dimmed for some of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

The outbreak of the Middle East war has dimmed those expectations after the hit to energy-intensive manufacturers, with the government now expecting growth of just 0.5 for 2026 as a whole.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

But then his eyes dimmed and he sat back.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

German exports fell again in August, pointing to volatility in international demand and dimming hopes that trade will underpin the country’s economic growth this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some Nepali families who were searching for their missing loved ones had begun holding symbolic funerals in the last few days, in a sign of dimming hope for survivors.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

Because the evolved supergiant is expected to eventually end its life in a supernova explosion, the dramatic dimming prompted speculation that the star might be preparing to explode.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

This will result in a slight dimming of the Sun's light and a drop in temperature.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

His tires screeched when he peeled away, his taillights blinking red in the dimming light.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini