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Scattered through old Southern community and church cookbooks are recipes for spiced Saltines: butter-soaked, herb-flecked, oven-baked until they darken to a toastier shade of gold.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

As they cook, the beans darken to a rich brown and begin to release an oil, something Netsi says is a sign of good quality coffee.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

Both light sources darken skin through the same biological process: UV rays change the structure and chemical profile of DNA in the skin, which then produces more melanin in order to prevent further damage.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

"They also darken the layer by adding iron and carbon, making the regolith's properties more consistent with the observations."

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

A dozen other Augurs are arrayed around the dais, tattered shadows who darken the stadium with their very presence.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

What complicates and darkens the picture from Andromeda’s perspective is that a significant chunk of AI credit is concentrated in private markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The expansion of plant life darkens the snow and ice, reducing its reflectivity and causing the surrounding area to warm up, triggering ice and snow melt.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Hally’s mood darkens as soon as he learns from Sam that his mother is bringing his dad home from the hospital.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Slowly, the surface darkens into something deeply golden, edged in amber, the fat rendering and crisping, the spice blooming in the oil.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

I try to remember that as the sky darkens and the lights of Scottsdale and Phoenix brighten the earth—millions of lights for millions of people.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

Those same media are used here to reimagine what seems to be every character who’s ever starred in, or darkened the door of, Adult Swim.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Stars and planets can emerge in the darkened sky, temperatures can fall, and winds may strengthen.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Fabrics with sheen or brocade thread add luminescence in the darkened church setting, says Walicka Maimone: “Only so much lighting can come from the windows. We need to lift the palette and create the sparkle.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

A sense of injustice, justified or not, would only have darkened their mood.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

They entered through the basement and moved cautiously down the darkened hall.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

They also compared tree pollen with fern spores to determine whether the darkening might have been caused by biological differences between plant groups.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Reduce the heat to low if the spices are darkening in color too quickly.

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

Abroad, though, interest rates and inflation risks have shot up, fuel is being conserved, and economic forecasts are darkening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026

Treasury market en masse given the darkening U.S. fiscal outlook, Gimbel replied: “I think one thing to keep in mind is that currently markets don’t have a better, great option than U.S. Treasury debt.”

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

They sat in the ashes by the side of the road and looked out to the east where the shape of the city was darkening into the coming night.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy