dim
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Consequently, “if the stock market pulls back inflation should recede, growth prospects dim and the Fed back away from hikes,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Founded in 1975, the Jollibee restaurant group houses 19 brands with over 10,000 outlets in 33 countries, including the Tim Ho Wan dim sum chain and Smashburger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Because the galaxy contains relatively few stars, it provided an unusually dark background that made the dim stream easier to distinguish.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Tensions arose when the defendant "took a dim view" of one of Powles's daughters serving behind the bar as part of her training to work there, prosecutor Matthew Harding said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In the dim light they looked like rows of ghostly heads.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Those observations will inform an aspirational future mission — the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to view Earth-like planets more than 1 billion times dimmer than their host stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Actor, singer and "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane wrote on X that "the world is a dimmer place without her."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Of the roughly 10 repeating systems identified so far, four have shown flares that become progressively dimmer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
He said you could feel the temperature dropping and the light getting dimmer, before what looked like a crescent moon appeared, except it was a "crescent sun".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Emma realized the crowd noise seemed dimmer now, more distant.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
As the din of clanking metal dims, the smell of grease and exhaust lingers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
But his style of running the Pentagon—including the way he’s put forth his new policy—gravely dims his chances for success.
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2025
Nguyen presciently captures the spark of outrage that dims as the news cycle moves on to the next crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2025
The entire room dims, and my vision dims along with it.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
The April ceasefire put an end to the most intense fighting, but sporadic attacks, mainly around the Strait of Hormuz, have dimmed the prospects of a final peace agreement.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
With the overhead lights dimmed and soft light spilling from the dioramas, the displays looked like windows to other worlds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Moon will not become completely covered, but most of its surface may appear dramatically dimmed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even if its stock has momentarily lost a step, Alphabet’s growth prospects have hardly dimmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 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
Because the evolved supergiant is expected to eventually end its life in a supernova explosion, the dramatic dimming prompted speculation that the star might be preparing to explode.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
This will result in a slight dimming of the Sun's light and a drop in temperature.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The decision marks the latest sign of LIV’s dimming future ever since Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund pulled out of the league it started and lavishly backed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Crude jumped one percent Wednesday amid dimming prospects of a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of world oil passes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
From her bed, she could see his large-framed body, his long legs, the smoke swirling around his hook-nosed profile, the amber tip of his cigarette brightening and dimming.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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