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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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But the questions the film confronts the viewer with, and the depths of American darkness it plummets to, are brash and critical.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"The stripes are absolutely distinct with complete darkness between them," Medvedev said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

He’s speaking from a podium, looking down and appearing cast in darkness due to Chávez blue vest melding into his black hair and brown skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The Sublime, Edmund Burke wrote in 1757, terrifies in darkness, but when its effects are managed and ordered, we call them beauty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Crawling in backwards, she piled the scooped-out chunks in the entrance hole, walling herself up in the freezing darkness.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver