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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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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

His rhetoric took on elements of Eastern Orthodoxy and of darkness and light.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Orange County” is my particular favorite track; it feels light and upbeat with some whistling throughout — yet lyrically explores grief while also giving this feeling of hope in the darkness.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

As darkness falls later in the month, summer's classic stargazing targets begin taking center stage.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Tracts of undeveloped land opened to a distant darkness off one side of the road, and I suddenly felt alone and in the middle of nowhere.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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