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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

German firms viewed their current business situation more favorably, though their expectations for the coming months continued to darken, Ifo said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

"Think of photochromic sunglasses. When you're inside, they're just clear lenses. You walk out into the sun, and they darken on their own. Come back inside, and the lenses become clear again," Nguyen continued.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026

It usually took from six weeks to three months to darken the skin pigmentation.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin

During an eclipse, the sky darkens offering a short window to also see the Perseids at the same time.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

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

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

Space weathering, caused by solar wind particles, micrometeorite impacts, and cosmic radiation, slowly darkens exposed material.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2026

The room darkens and the screen lights up, and there is the universe, or parts of it: the black void punctuated by galaxies and stars, white-hot, blue-hot, red.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

He stumbled out of bed in his underwear and down the hall to his darkened living room.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Even so, parts of northern Sputnik Planitia have been darkened in patterns that resemble features seen on terrestrial glaciers after they are exposed to rainwater or to liquid emerging from beneath the ice.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 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

Higher interest rates and rising maintenance costs also darkened the picture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

A comfy chair and a sofa faced a darkened electronic screen.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Mr. Guimarães lightens the darkening mood with an inventive trick involving a volunteer’s wedding ring, which is invisibly transported across the stage with the help of a ball of yarn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

When he first noticed the sky darkening, Chapman thought a storm was coming.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

The specific phenomenon of darkening water, called “freshwater browning,” is driven by a few factors.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 21, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026

“Okay,” I said, looking up at the darkening sky in frustration.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall