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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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Obviously, and he had some darkness in him; he came back from World War II really scarred, couldn’t really deal with it . . . but he was also a very outgoing guy.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Halzen's great leap was to use ice instead -- unlike liquid water, it isn't disturbed by living creatures, and its darkness is constant at great depth.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

As he was mobbed by team-mates, Upton Park was plunged into darkness.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

“To my eyes, if Rothko’s darkness is one that ‘opens’ then Yun’s is the darkness that remains after he endured everything he possibly could,” he writes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

They sang, as we marched along, lightening the darkness for all of us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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