With an apparent magnitude of 14.58, it was also dimmer than any star previously recognized by Kepler.

As a result, the prospects for meaningful continuation of Israeli Palestinian talks look even dimmer than they did before.

Up to a certain point, the smaller the hole, the sharper the image, but the dimmer the projected image.

TEL AVIV Twenty years after the Oslo Accords, the prospects for a comprehensive Israeli Palestinian peace deal are dimmer than ever.

We all knew it was tough for the American consumer but this revision portrays the crisis induced cutbacks and subsequent anemic recovery in a much dimmer light.

Weak global growth is shrinking export markets, and many commodity prices are plunging. The combination of tighter credit conditions in the advanced economies and dimmer economic prospects in low income countries is hitting investment flows.