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first dark

American  

noun

Southern U.S.
  1. twilight.


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Are we entering the first dark ages of Marvel Studios?

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2023

And if city officials choose lighting that adheres to IDA recommendations, it’s the first step toward making Pittsburgh the East Coast’s first dark sky city.

From The Verge ● Jun. 16, 2020

Polk was the nation’s first dark horse, or unexpected, presidential nominee, but the private deals in smoke-filled rooms that brought him forward would only grow stronger in later years.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018

What he saw in those first dark days were ugliness and gaps on his right foot where two toes used to be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2014

In the first dark hours of the morning the sky was black and the stars hard and bright.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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