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Darts in the Netherlands
Darts in the Netherlands is organized around the Nederlandse Darts Bond (NDB), founded in 1976, with stars Raymond van Barneveld and Michael van Gerwen making it darts' second-strongest nation.
Darts world rankings
Darts world rankings: the PDC Order of Merit (Werner Rankings Ladder), a rolling 104-week prize-money list deciding seedings and qualification for majors; the WDF runs a separate points-based ranking.
Dārucīriya
Dārucīriya (दारुचीरिय) is the Pali epithet of Bāhiya Dārucīriya, a merchant-turned-ascetic who became an arahant during one short discourse and was declared foremost in quick comprehension of truth.
Darude
Darude, stage name of Finnish DJ and producer Ville Virtanen (born 1975), creator of the 1999 trance hit "Sandstorm"; five albums, Eurovision 2019 for Finland, 25th-anniversary STORM25 tour.
Darugha
The darugha (داروغه) was a Persian governmental office, existing from the Timurid period to the end of the Qajar era, evolving from city ruler toward police chief and market superintendent.
Darughachi
Darughachi (達魯花赤) was a Mongol official, first a military commander in the conquests, then the Great Khan's commissioner governing conquered areas across the empire for about 150 years.
Darul Islam (Indonesia)
Darul Islam was an Indonesian Islamist movement led by S.M. Kartosuwirjo, which proclaimed the Islamic State of Indonesia in 1949 and fought the Republic until 1962.
Darul Uloom Deoband (دار العلوم دیوبند)
Darul Uloom Deoband (دار العلوم دیوبند), founded 1866 in Deoband, India, by Qasim Nanautawi and Rashid Ahmad Gangohi, is the leading South Asian Islamic seminary; its dars-i nizami curriculum, community funding, and institutional model spawned the global Deobandi madrasa network.
Daruma doll (だるま)
The daruma doll (だるま), also called fuku-daruma, is a round, weighted Japanese papier-mâché figure of Bodhidharma; buyers paint in its eyes when making a wish.
Darunagaradi kvatha curna
Darunagaradi kvatha curna (Dārunāgarādi kvātha cūrṇa), an 18-ingredient Ayurvedic decoction powder from the Sahasrayoga, AFI Part-I 4:12, dose 48 g, used for fever (jvara) and ascites.
Darunavir
Darunavir, sold as Prezista and formerly known as TMC114, is a second-generation HIV-1 protease inhibitor taken with ritonavir and food; the FDA approved it in June 2006.
Darusentan
Darusentan (LU 135252, ABT-627) is an investigational selective endothelin ETA receptor antagonist for resistant hypertension; effective in phase 2 and DORADO trials but discontinued over fluid retention and a failed DORADO-AC endpoint, never approved.
Daruvu
Daruvu is a 2012 Telugu action comedy fantasy film directed by Siva, starring Ravi Teja as Bullet Raja, a crook killed prematurely who returns to Earth in a home minister's body; Taapsee Pannu co-stars, music by Vijay Antony.
Darvadstrocel
Darvadstrocel (Cx601, Alofisel) is an allogeneic adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell therapy for complex perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease; EU-approved in 2018, withdrawn 13 December 2024 after ADMIRE-CD II failed.
Darvaza
Darvaza gas crater, the "Gates of Hell" or "Door to Hell" (Light of Karakum), is a burning methane pit in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert near Derweze, about 260 km north of Ashgabat, with disputed 1960s–1971 origins and over 900,000 tonnes of methane emitted.
Darvaza gas crater
Darvaza gas crater (Door to Hell, Gates of Hell, Shining of Karakums): a burning natural-gas pit in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert, about 60-70 m wide and 30 m deep. Formed by drilling collapse (1963 or 1971); satellite data show the fire began in 1987-1988 and emissions exceed 900 kt of methane.
Darvin Chavez
Darvin Chavez (Darvin Francisco Chavez Ramirez, born 1989) is a Mexican retired left back, Olympic gold medalist with Mexico at London 2012, formerly of Atlas, Monterrey, Veracruz, FF Jaro, and SJK Seinäjoki.
Darvin Ham
Darvin Ham, NBA assistant coach and former player, was Los Angeles Lakers head coach 2022-24 (90-74, 2023 Western Conference Finals, inaugural In-Season Tournament title), fired May 3, 2024, now a Milwaukee Bucks assistant.
Darvinskiy Biosphere Reserve
Darvinskiy Biosphere Reserve (Дарвинский заповедник), a Russian zapovednik established 15 July 1945 on the Rybinsk Reservoir to study reservoir effects; 112,630 ha, Europe's densest osprey and white-tailed eagle nesting, UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Darvinte Parinamam
Darvinte Parinamam (ഡാര്വിന്റെ പരിണാമം, Darwinte Parinamam) is a 2016 Malayalam action comedy drama directed by Jijo Antony, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Chemban Vinod Jose, and Chandini Sreedharan, released March 18, 2016 under August Cinema.
DARVO
DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim, and Offender) is a perpetrator tactic named by Jennifer Freyd in 1997: deny wrongdoing, attack the accuser's credibility, and claim the victim role. Studied mainly in sexual violence contexts.
Darvyadi kvatha curna
Darvyadi kvatha curna (Dārvyādi kvātha cūrṇa), also Darvyadi Kwatha, is an Ayurvedic Formulary of India coarse-powder decoction (AFI000586) of eight herbs including Berberis aristata, officially indicated for pradara (leukorrhea), with rat toxicology and prediabetes trials.
Darwen F.C.
Darwen FC, the Salmoners, a Lancashire football club founded in 1870, pioneers of professionalism via Fergus Suter and Jimmy Love in 1879, FA Cup semi-finalists 1881, Football League 1891-1899, wound up 2009 and re-formed as AFC Darwen, renamed Darwen FC in 2023.
Darwent & Dalwood
Darwent & Dalwood was an Adelaide contracting firm that in 1870 won the contract to build the northern section of the Australian Overland Telegraph Line, from Port Darwin to the King River.
Darwin
Darwin is Charles Robert Darwin (1809–1882), the English naturalist who proposed evolution by natural selection in On the Origin of Species (1859) after voyaging on HMS Beagle.
Darwin (operating system)
Darwin, also known as Apple Darwin, is the open source operating system Apple develops as the core of macOS, iOS, and its other operating systems.
Darwin Awards
Darwin Awards: satirical internet honors, founded 1993 by Wendy Northcutt, for people who die or sterilize themselves through their own idiotic acts; five rules, 88.7% male winners, urban legends excluded.
Darwin Blanch
Darwin Blanch (born 2007, Boca Raton, Florida) is an American left-handed tennis player, career-high ATP No. 159 (Oct 2026). Known for the 2024 Nadal Madrid match, first ATP win over Coric at 2025 Winston-Salem, and 2026 Tiburon Challenger title.
Darwin Deason
Darwin Deason (1940–2025) was an American billionaire from Dallas who founded Affiliated Computer Services in 1988 and sold it to Xerox for $6.4 billion in 2010.
Darwin Guagua
Darwin Guagua (Darwin Johan Guagua Silva), Ecuadorian midfielder from Guayaquil; debuted for Ecuador at 17 in March 2025 before any club debut for Independiente del Valle, then moved to Brentford and loaned to AD Mérida in 2026.