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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

When Victor Maldonado created Miesha in 2022, he envisioned it as a mental health brand that could remind individuals to embrace all aspects of human life, the darkness as much as the light.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

‘Good,’ I said, putting my head on her shoulder, and we sat together in the growing darkness.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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