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become dark



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The firefighters called for a rescue group from Caracas - but by the time they arrived, it had become dark.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

The funnel clouds that drop from thunderheads appear white at first and only become dark from the debris in their lifting whirlwinds.

From Salon May 29, 2024

For people in that strip, known as the path of totality, the sky will become dark as night and the temperature might drop.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2024

“The roads become dark and the contrast is amazing, and the red rocks themselves are beautiful with moisture.”

From New York Times Dec. 18, 2020

‘I have looked on Moria, and it is very great, but it has become dark and dreadful; and we have found no sign of my kindred. I doubt now that Balin ever came here.’

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien




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