dark
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When a dark secret emerges at the heart of their school in Indonesia, former students turn detective to seek the truth.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Romina, the more rebellious of the two, had bleached streaks in her long, dark hair, which she would often leave uncovered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
But after its Sonny Angel dolls exploded in popularity, the store’s owner saw the dark side of online auctions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
He noticed an unusually bright patch surrounded by a dark halo, a pattern suggesting that material on the lunar surface had recently been disturbed.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
Suddenly in the dark something wet and sticky coiled around my face.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
She gets the frothy fantastical tone and brings some darker elements to the table as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
As we looked out over the bay, its turquoise edges giving out to darker blue, Olsi pointed at a hump of land rising out of the water.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
It presents a darker, less family-friendly version of the medieval hero.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
But Carney directly invoked the darker, flintier aspects of North American history when he was asked on Aug. 22 whether his country was now at war.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
"And with regard to your brother, there are places darker and more terrible than Kurnugi. Those are the risks you'll be taking."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
The special will see a "high-stakes major incident" throw Holby City Hospital into chaos, with Beck's character Dylan Keogh battling personal tragedy while leading his team through their darkest hour, according to the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Moon will begin to enter the Earth's darkest shadow, known as the umbra, at around 03:33 BST on Friday morning.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Adam Gordon confirmed Haden’s death in a statement shared with the San Diego Union-Tribune, saying Thursday was “one of the darkest days in our office’s history, but there was nothing dark about Andrew Haden’s life.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Seeking to reassure his employees in September 2021, Xu told staff in a letter he believed the group would "step out of the darkest moment soon".
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
I filled my lips with the darkest lipstick I could find to finish the look.
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
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