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flashlight

[flash-lahyt] / ˈflæʃˌlaɪt /




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They have complicated relationships, but there’s nothing better for ironing things out than creeping together through dark tunnels by flashlight, hoping that nothing jumps out at you, engaging in weightless banter as you go.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

He has a notebook, a pen, a flashlight and about 15 hours’ worth of oxygen.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

But the case was a small flashlight that cast a wide beam, revealing how the insurance industry views its own business and you, the customer.

From MarketWatch Mar. 20, 2026

In experiments using mice, Edwards showed that this cancer detecting "flashlight" clearly illuminated tumors that produced EphA2.

From Science Daily Mar. 16, 2026

A compass and flashlight in case he got lost.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis

Ultraviolet flashlights attracted only a small number of isopods and never triggered the swirling formations.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

Visibility became limited to the area illuminated by their flashlights.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

As night fell, Havana's streets were mostly pitch black, with people navigating using phone lights or flashlights, just five days after the previous blackout.

From Barron's Mar. 21, 2026

In Kolkata, reports say guests at the hotel fled to the building rooftop and used flashlights from their phone to signal for help.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2025

The man had spoken the truth—the flashlights were pointed downward—and in the glow cast by their beams Reynie could just make out who carried them.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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