floodlight
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Immediately, the stage lights went off, a floodlight illuminated the audience and all audio was cut, except for Noel Gallagher's microphone, allowing him to calmly explain the situation before the band left the stage.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix division, said that there were details about an Apple Watch and a floodlight, but declined to go into specifics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The task has been compared to photographing a thin cloud of cigarette smoke beside a blinding stadium floodlight from several kilometers away.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025
“As part of these efforts, the earlier kickoff time will enable the club to discern whether significant savings can be made on floodlight usage and other energy costs.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Werner feels Dr. Hauptmann’s attention on him like a floodlight.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
That night floodlights illuminated Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament for the first time since 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Emergency teams worked through the night under floodlights searching for victims inside the structure's remains.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
The location allows him to train safely under the floodlights of the track at night, alongside other Muslims currently observing the Islamic holy month of Ramadan by not eating or drinking during daylight hours.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
England wobbled at the start of their chase as the new white ball swung under the floodlights with the sun going down.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Capricorn had had floodlights installed after the escape of his captives—outside the church, on the roof of his house, and in the parking area.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
The thin-lipped, haughty Prussian aristocrat stalked into the floodlighted room, slapped his marshal's baton down on the table and stared straight ahead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Across McPherson Square and down two blocks was the White House, floodlighted, guarded, crawling with people and heavy with the trappings of power.
From Time Magazine Archive
The television pictures of the White House and Capitol floodlighted at night are enough to stir even the most jaded American.
From Time Magazine Archive
Teruel's citizens staged an exuberant torchlight parade through the streets, and captured searchlights floodlighted captured buildings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The roter drifted down to a landing space on the floodlighted landing roof of the hotel and settled with a slight bump.
From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Dye, Charles
A month later, she jetted to the Super Bowl from a concert in Tokyo, and scored another floodlit kiss when the Chiefs won.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
But in a competition littered with crashes, Choi produced a stunning performance under intense pressure as the snow swirled down on the floodlit venue.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Beijing 2022 bronze medallist Murase, 21, led the 12-strong field after the first run at the floodlit Livigno Snow Park, with a score of 89.75.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
They inched England into the lead, beyond the first interval and through to the floodlit period.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025
Some of the white players on the squad started inviting me to their homes during the week, where they had floodlit courts.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
He added that the government had pledged £40m to improve prison security, including enhanced CCTV, new windows and floodlighting.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
British Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the tunnel Thursday and announced plans for a “substantial” increase in security guards, higher fences, surveillance cameras, floodlighting and infrared detection technology.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2015
Developers across the country have responded to the drop in prices by abandoning the longstanding practice of floodlighting construction sites and working around the clock.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2012
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From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi
