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darken

[dahr-kuhn] / ˈdɑr kən /


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Their mood tends to darken considerably, leading them to be more likely to sell their stock holdings and less likely to buy.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

"It was a matter of arriving on location and seeing the sun go down to get into position to wait for the sky to darken."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

As the skies over Switzerland darken with the usual billionaires’ jets, the old Davos agenda is falling by the wayside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

What might darken your rosy view of markets?

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

The year airships like boxkites began to darken the skies, though they hadn’t found our patch of sky yet.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck