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in the dark

In a state of ignorance, uninformed, as in I was in the dark about their plans . This metaphor often appears in the locution keep someone in the dark , meaning “deliberately keep someone uninformed,” as in They kept me in the dark about their plans . [Late 1600s] For an antonym, see in the know .
In secret, in concealment, as in This agreement was concluded in the dark . [Early 1600s]

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He found me in the dark, packed the car and we drove.

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The artist and his partner were sitting in the dark, on their phones, glued to the news as harrowing details came out of the Palisades.

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People living near a US airbase earmarked to house nuclear weapons say they are being left in the dark about what would happen in the event of a radiation alert.

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Meanwhile, many residents in Altadena — which would end up seeing the worst damage from the conflagration — felt left in the dark, seemingly lost in the chaos.

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But there was a small light in the dark for her - making videos and posting them online.

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in the course of in the dock

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