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murk

[murk] / mɜrk /
NOUN
darkness
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Through the murk, China’s interest in the war is important and complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

In the dark waters off the west coast of Scotland, a slender submarine glider, like a torpedo with wings, slips under the surface and quickly disappears off into the murk.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2025

Nine Inch Nails thrive in the murk of base instinct and dread.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 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

Just a rusty room filled with black murk.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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