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Recent Examples of dark age
Now, as the only hope to usher humanity out of its artificial dark age, Grady and his fellow prisoners must try to expose the secrets of an unimaginable enemy — one that wields a technological advantage half a century in the making.
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Exiled by Emperor Cleon XII (a magnificent Lee Pace) to the remote planet of Terminus, Seldon plans to establish a Foundation dedicated to shortening the coming dark age with his disciples, including Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell).
—David Faris, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024
Their report, published late last year in the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, found no evidence that the inverter invasion is plunging civilization into a dystopian dark age.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
This could make October 7 the beginning of a dark age in Israel’s history—one characterized by more and growing violence.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
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Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 June 2024
Exiled by Emperor Cleon XII (a magnificent Lee Pace) to the remote planet of Terminus, Seldon plans to establish a Foundation dedicated to shortening the coming dark age with his disciples, including Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell).
—David Faris, theweek, 24 Apr. 2024
Their report, published late last year in the IEEE Open Journal of Power Electronics, found no evidence that the inverter invasion is plunging civilization into a dystopian dark age.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
This could make October 7 the beginning of a dark age in Israel’s history—one characterized by more and growing violence.
—Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark age
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There’s nothing quite like a Hawaiian sunset paired with a breezy dinner view.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2025
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Our apartment faced west, with a sweeping view of the Hudson River, and the sunsets were often riots of color.—
Rob Mank,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sharon Perez, senior business development manager at Lenzing Group, noted that there are three potential ways to design with a product’s end of life in mind: circularity, degradation and durability.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Apr. 2025
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Many countries and regions are recognizing the importance of integrating conservation principles into their agricultural practices, particularly in areas facing significant agricultural challenges due to climate change, soil degradation, and resource scarcity.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Kahle, who early on recognized the ephemeral nature of the web, said the rapid deterioration of the living web is a serious threat to historical preservation.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
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Of course, however, a severe deterioration in the U.S. economy would have global repercussions.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
20 Mar. 2025
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The number of players in the organization who could thrive during their inexpensive entry-level deals is at a low ebb.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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At one point during the convention when support seemed at low ebb, Wilson sent McCombs a note instructing him to withdraw Wilson's name from consideration, but McCombs pocketed the note without taking action.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
22 Mar. 2025
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Much of North America will see nothing of this eclipse.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The shadow of the eclipse moves from west to east, opposite the apparent motion of the Sun and the rest of the sky, according to NASA.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2025
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And as Abundance explores in detail, the devolution of systems to local control produces policies that can be locally popular but nationally disastrous.—
Kelsey Piper,
Vox,
28 Mar. 2025
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Keys to economic rejuvenation in these left-behind places are the devolution of decision-making powers to local and regional authorities, as well as having sufficient financial resources to implement the resulting bottom-up decisions.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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If the mother relied on devices, media, or a nanny to provide care, her children were widely believed to be in danger of sliding into degeneracy.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harper's Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Abraham Lincoln no longer speaks for the Republican Party, nor possibly America, as the degeneracy into primitive violence has taken the nation by the throat from the Bully Pulpit down to the mass shootings in schools.—
Kary Love,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Our study revealed that the supergene shows only minimal signs of degeneration.—
Donna L. Maney,
Scientific American,
18 Feb. 2025
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The virus spreads through contaminated food, water, or direct contact with an infected individual, attacking nerve cells in the spinal cord and leading to muscle weakness, degeneration, and paralysis.—
Tim Ryan,
Newsweek,
17 Dec. 2024
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“Dark age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dark%20age. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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