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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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But there is still so much darkness in “The Grapes of Wrath,” especially in its scenes of John Qualen’s Muley Graves, crumpled on the ground, suddenly a squatter on his own piece of land.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

"When I pitched my idea, she was already thinking about incorporating some of the darkness so it made my job easy because we were so aligned."

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Months of uninterrupted darkness made it possible to observe the planets' unusually long transits, each lasting more than 11 hours, without interruption.

From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026

It’s only people like Ruth, who thanklessly work to allay that suffering even in the smallest ways, that keep the darkness from devouring us whole.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

The cub’s eyes were fixed on the darkness: ears rigid, hackles raised.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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