in the dark
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Residents who live in the wildland-urban interface, which is more prone to fire, have to post reflective numbers that can be seen in the dark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Friends and neighbors were in the dark for weeks with no refrigeration or modern conveniences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
By night, they set up telescopes, trace constellations with laser pointers and explain what visitors are seeing in the dark skies.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Discussing his India trip, the “Primetime” version of Hansen remembers an alleged witness to the kidnappings, who describes the perpetrator as a monstrous ancient evil lurking in the dark.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
They’d be in the cafetorium in the dark with the wind roaring outside, but safe, uninjured, with their bellies full from raiding the coolers and vending machines.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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