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The University of Warwick team used the Hubble Space Telescope to pinpoint the small, dim stars orbiting in double systems within 65 light years of Earth.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

These ancient variable stars are especially important because they brighten and dim in a predictable pattern.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

Hainaut called for the number of orbiting satellites to be limited to 100,000 -- and that they be made dim enough to be invisible to the naked eye.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

The conception of the role, marked by a dim view of stardom’s suffocating alienation, was something Jolie clearly understood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

Down below, I saw a dim yellow light.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

For that to happen, earnings won’t need to necessarily disappoint; rather, investors can choose to take a dimmer view on the immense corporate investment in AI-related data centers.

From MarketWatch ● May 3, 2026

M dwarf stars are smaller, cooler, and dimmer than our Sun, yet most of them host at least one rocky planet about the size of Earth.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026

The litigation comes as the public has taken a dimmer view of social media, particularly for young people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

Still, I ordered one — I didn’t want to put a dimmer on his inner child indulgence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2026

Harry’s lamp seemed to grow dimmer as the cold gray light that precedes sunrise slowly crept into the room.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

A 6.5 magnitude is generally the dimmest object the human eye can see.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024

Such demolitions typically cause a much brighter display and rarely last longer than a year, so it would have to be the longest and dimmest so far.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 17, 2024

The moon will set near midnight, allowing even the dimmest of shooting stars to shine in 2024.

From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2024

"The fantasy of two-all going to The Oval had been enchanting to both sets of fans; only the dimmest partisans so crave trophies as to be gratified by non-results," he wrote.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2023

We had only the dimmest ideas of what to expect.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Each awful encounter on the father and daughter’s journey dims their faith in humanity.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

In privacy mode, the device dims those wide pixels, while the narrow pixels emit light only at your face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

Younger people have a generally sunnier starting point but that dims as they age - not a great surprise - and all age groups react to events similarly.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026

If an exoplanet passes in front of its star as seen by an observer, it dims the starlight.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2024

Even as I think this the world’s sun dims between clouds regathering, and soon a flaw of rain runs sparse and hard upriver, spattering the crowds on the Embankment, darkening the sky.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Nothing to apologize for, but there’s also no question Journalism’s star has dimmed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

Instead, two years on at the World Cup, Bellingham's star has not exactly fallen but it has certainly dimmed.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

But in March, night attacks and the lack of street lighting — lights are dimmed to make targeting more difficult — meant few stayed beyond midnight.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

The mood in the crypto market has dimmed in the past year, with prices falling and a marquee bill to regulate the industry failing to gain traction in Congress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

Once inside the auditorium, she had looked for him again but had been unable to spot him before the house lights dimmed, and the show got under way.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

—Oil prices fell in early European trading despite a fresh wave of attacks between the U.S. and Iran dimming hopes for a near-term resolution of the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto let a day’s stroll linger into profundity, the twilight dimming and human connection brewing in all its possibilities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who must save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned nearly $600 million worldwide, in an extended theatrical run.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

"While light emissions rose by 8.9 percent in brightening German regions, they fell by 9.2 percent in dimming areas."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026

They dashed up the cement stairs and out into the dimming afternoon light, then bolted across the street.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older