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Several extensions of the Standard Model predict the production of dark matter particles at the LHC. An uncharted signature of dark matter particles produced in association with $VV={W}^{\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}}{W}^{\ensuremath{\mp}}$ or $ZZ$ pairs from a decay of a dark Higgs boson $s$ is searched for using $139\text{ }\text{ }{\mathrm{fb}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$ of $pp$ collisions recorded by the ATLAS detector at a center-of-mass energy of 13 TeV. The $s\ensuremath{\rightarrow}V(q\overline{q})V(q\overline{q})$ decays are reconstructed with a novel technique aimed at resolving the dense topology from boosted $VV$ pairs using jets in the calorimeter and tracking information. Dark Higgs scenarios with ${m}_{s}>160\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{GeV}$ are excluded.

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