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[lan-tern] / ˈlæn tərn /


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Suzuki commissioned the 3,921-pound Kasuga-style lantern, which arrived in five pieces in late 1965 and became the centerpiece of a garden that also featured a small wooden bridge and a collection of rocks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

New Bell may appear to be endlessly bleak, but according to Happi, music provides the inmates with a "lantern for a brighter future".

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

Sadako had written Oba chan’s name on the side of her lantern.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr

The plant belongs to Thismia, a genus of tiny species sometimes known as "fairy lanterns."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

On a workbench nearby, sea mine-shaped lamps stand on metal casts of hawk feet alongside caged bubble glass lanterns that appear as if they might burst from internal pressure.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

On a walk to Soho for fish and chips in London this week, I was struck by the vibrant red lanterns in Chinatown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

Brooklyn was a dark mass on the other side, speckled with a few flickering lanterns along the shore.

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older




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