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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

There are pinholes in the murk, apertures such as the Instagram feeds of Gaza photographers and a small number of testimonies that slip through.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2024

He woke that night with the dull carbon light of the crossing moon beyond the murk making the shapes of the trees almost visible and he turned away coughing.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy




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