dark
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As a dark horse, I would point to Portugal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
He left a biography of Hölderlin on his desk with this sentence underlined: “Sometimes this genius goes dark and sinks down into the bitter well of his heart.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A bearish dark cloud cover candle is taking shape as shares encounter resistance at the now downward-sloping 50-week simple moving average.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
"It was a very dark time for me," she says.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
I said goodnight to Betsie at the door to Tante Jans’s rooms and groped my way up the dark stairs to my own.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing dark
Selection Vocabulary 3, Unit 2
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