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murk

[murk] / mɜrk /
NOUN
darkness
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The opener, “Six Shot Morning,” is the first of several tracks that hover in the turn-of-the-’80s murk when Joy Division was transforming into New Order after the untimely death of Ian Curtis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

They just hide in the murk of unknown facts.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

“Create In Your Name” has a Billie Eilish-worthy late-night murk, with lyrics so devotional they almost sound consumptive.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

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

So we set off again into the galloping wind and depthless gray murk.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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