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Adjective
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India’s initial public offering ecosystem is thriving despite lackluster market performance and foreign investor retreats.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
9 Dec. 2025 -
But his football talk was met with only lackluster applause.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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Under dim illumination, the retinal rods take over.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
11 June 2026
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The lighting is dim and moody, glowing paper lanterns cast a red glow over the space, and there’s Vietnamese pop music playing over the speakers.—
Mark DeJoy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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She’s talked up her push to convert darkened streetlights, many of them stripped of their copper wire, to solar power.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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In the darkened foyer, Ember contemplated this unassuming bit of paper, momentarily paralyzed by a mixture of dread and excitement stirred together, an overpowering sensation that oozed from the crown of her head, down the length of her body, then hardened, like a soft golden resin becoming solid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some of us prefer our Christmas music on the pensive side, with wistful lyrics about dusky snowfalls and memories.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Dec. 2025
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Conrique’s dusky voice effortlessly conveys the emotional distress, before turning the song into one of bravery, as the protagonist leaves the unfaithful lover and then reminds the ex of all the ways those ongoing habits will lead to heartbreak in future relationships.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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However, sources say the tour’s production is working at improving the areas with obscured sightlines.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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But the specifics, the why behind each decision, the next move waiting around the corner – those remain deliberately obscured.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Unbright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbright. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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