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Recent Examples of dark age
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).
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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
There’s no evidence that inverters are plunging civilization into a dystopian dark age.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
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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
There’s no evidence that inverters are plunging civilization into a dystopian dark age.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for dark age
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dark age
Noun
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At sunset, take a stroll along Hvar’s port, order a gelato, and people-watch as day turns into night.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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An aerial view of repair vehicles at sunset passing near beachfront homes that burned in the Palisades Fire as wildfires cause damage and loss through the LA region on January 15, 2025 in Malibu, California.—
Ari Levy,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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Yet the devastation that Israel inflicted on Hezbollah last year, the general degradation of Iran’s militia network, and the failure of Tehran’s strategy of using Arab fighters as a forward defense against Israel and the U.S. were decisive.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Users could still watch and download videos, but over time, this lack of updates could cause significant degradation of the app’s performance.—
Cherie Brooke Luo,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Based on the deterioration of the relationship, a trade — as soon as possible — would appear the preferred alternative, particularly with this latest two-game suspension to otherwise put Butler back in play for the Heat as soon as Monday night’s game against the Orlando Magic at Kaseya Center.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2025
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For women, especially, working could, therefore, be dangerous for them physically and could lead to the deterioration of their health: a result that could adversely affect their roles as mothers and their subsequent responsibility to raise future generations, especially boys.—
Eva Epker,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Van Bronckhorst, who had taken over two months earlier, did not hold as much power over recruitment as Steven Gerrard did after arriving in 2018 with the club at a low ebb.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Even some of the staunchest Cold War hawks were arguing then that nuclear weapons were obsolete in a world where superpower competition was at a low ebb and leaders were more concerned about terrorists getting their hands on a loose nuke than a state deliberately using one.—
Joshua Keating,
Vox,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Dodgers didn’t have any pitcher eclipse 150 innings last year.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Saint Andrews will be one of the best places on the planet to witness the eclipse.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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This phenomenon will begin to impact chronic disease management and progressively more complex conditions and will accelerate devolution of care and responsibility for many conditions to the patient — who is often best placed to understand their own health.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
31 Dec. 2024
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The devolution of power has facilitated greater social cohesion by transforming competing ethnic identities from zero-sum competition into positive-sum community pride.—
Tymofii Brik,
Foreign Affairs,
28 June 2022
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The minimum size of a white dwarf is controlled by something called electron degeneracy pressure.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Their spinsterhood took on an ominous cast, their celibacy no longer evidence of pure, Christian love, but now suggestive of physical, emotional, and intellectual degeneracy.—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
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The native of Kaneohe, Hawaii, was diagnosed with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, a disease that causes vision loss due to a degeneration of the optic nerve.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Without enough magnesium, your body cannot regulate its calcium levels, potentially resulting in peripheral nerve degeneration.—
Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN,
Health,
23 Dec. 2024
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