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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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Brontë subjects her characters to the competing influences of the two houses; those who venture too close to the Heights—such as Catherine’s daughter, years later—get sucked into the abject darkness within.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Its upper floors stand ripped open to the sky, concrete hangs in jagged slabs and a smoke-blackened staircase disappears into darkness.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

How ironic that this is so often how she appears in the film: shrouded in darkness, barely visible, her eyes glowing through the shadows and begging for someone to see the real her.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

But new research suggests that worlds drifting through the darkness of interstellar space could still remain habitable, even without the warmth of a nearby star.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

And then, with one final hug, they sent me down into the darkness.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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