dimming

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Shares in European luxury companies fell after some of the industry’s big players said that war in the Middle East weighed on sales, dimming hopes of a sector rebound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The Amazon MGM film, which stars Ryan Gosling as a teacher-turned-astronaut who awakes on a spaceship with a mission to save Earth from a dimming sun, has earned nearly $257 million in total domestically.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The tribe is now grappling with the sudden loss of jobs, along with the dimming of hope that the culturally sacred fish will be restored to their ancestral waters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The "exceptional measures" introduced by the Egyptian government also include dimming street lights and roadside advertising, as well as a return to home working for one day a week in April for many.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Even in the dimming light I could see her pale gray eyes flecked with knowing.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez