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incandescent

[in-kuhn-des-uhnt] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs ənt /


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At these incandescent parties, Trakata founder Tani Shimizu, a 26-year-old trans man, can be found entrenched on the dance floor, often perreando with one or more beautiful, curly-haired femmes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"The threat from an eruption comes from the ejection of incandescent rocks accompanied by heavy ashfall. Another potential hazard arises from lava flows if the eruption resumes and continues," agency head Lana Saria said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026

Judges Patty Schwartz and Cheryl Ann Krause wrote incandescent dissents focusing on something that’s been driving you and me crazy for years: this “common use” test.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Thomas Edison’s “invention factory” transformed a rural hamlet into the birthplace of the modern age, by perfecting the first commercially viable incandescent light.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Edison’s famous “invention” of the incandescent light bulb on the night of October 21, 1879, improved on many other incandescent light bulbs patented by other inventors between 1841 and 1878.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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