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murk

[murk] / mɜrk /
NOUN
darkness
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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

Nine Inch Nails thrive in the murk of base human instinct and tech-driven dread.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025

Maybe it’s better to refrain from pondering the road ahead, which looks dark enough with or without Stewart and other late-night hosts shepherding us through the murk.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2024

But save that flame, all was murk and midnight mist, and silence lay as thick as death.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi




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