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murk

[murk] / mɜrk /
NOUN
darkness
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Lyrics drown in the murk of excessive amplification.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

So by late morning most of the murk should have lifted, allowing for something brighter.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2026

Through the murk, China’s interest in the war is important and complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

Holmes’ willingness to stare into the murk to pull out the truth makes him an uncommon hero and an effective instrument of justice, rare and necessary qualities in a society corrupted by fear.

From Salon Apr. 16, 2025

The flare arced up into the murk with along whoosh and broke somewhere out over the water in a clouded light and hung there.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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