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Recent Examples of dark age
Advertisement After that ‘73 title, New York and the Knicks entered a dark age.
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
The next few months and years will be critical in determining which direction — forward into the future or backward into a new dark age — the country, and arguably the world, will head.
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Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Aug. 2025
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Sean Gregory,
Time,
14 June 2026
The next few months and years will be critical in determining which direction — forward into the future or backward into a new dark age — the country, and arguably the world, will head.
—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark age
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By sunset, the park had transformed into a celebration of national pride as supporters prepared to cheer on their country before Friday night’s match.
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The nonprofit and the Coastal Commission have drafted a public access management plan that states the land will be open from sunrise to sunset.
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What bothers me is the foot-dragging, the spinning in circles, the slow degradation of these characters into annoying stereotypes.
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Over time, this can increase electrical resistance, generate excess heat, and accelerate battery degradation.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology said long-term corrosion and the failure of multiple slab-to-column connections likely contributed to a progressive collapse after weeks of structural deterioration.
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Heston is at his most gleefully cynical as Robert Thorn, a police detective who lives and works in a New York City decimated by environmental deterioration and dwindling resources.
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Years of going through the ebbs and flows of playoff games had the Knicks ready.
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Construction ebbs and flows with cyclical interest rates.
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Long before weather apps — or even standardized timekeeping — Americans turned to these annual guides for practical information about moon phases, moonrise and moonset times, eclipses, tides, and seasonal events.
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Some of the color choices include eclipse, river and sea salt stripe, coconut and sandalwood stripe, laurel, dew, and sandalwood.
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The dam breaks, and Regina splits into laughter at Jobim’s deadpan devolution into nonsense.
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Jabra has been at the forefront of the OTC hearing aid market since the beginning, aided by a ruthless devolution to continuously refining its audio processing chips and employing always-available audiologists who can tune the devices remotely.
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Moral degeneracy, discipline issues and low literacy rates are products of removing the Bible from classrooms, Hall said.
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The team found that a near-infrared resolving power of at least 40 is the minimum needed to break that degeneracy.
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The finding challenges long-standing anatomical assumptions and links spinal lymphatic dysfunction to neurological disorders and vertebral degeneration, reframing just how central this network is to whole-body health.
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Research suggests that curcumin may help reduce inflammatory markers involved in joint discomfort and cartilage degeneration.
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“Dark age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20age. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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