beacon

In this new installment, Rainier represents a beacon of light for Gemma, a role that taught her a lot, Shaye says.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

It acted like a molecular beacon, allowing scientists to detect and isolate BiP more easily during experiments.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026

Letterboxd was once a shining beacon among all of these horror stories, which already had their own unique problems before their formal acquisitions.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

The pair hope to turn the property at the foot of the 6th Street Bridge into a beacon of club music in a once-bustling, lately-beleaguered neighborhood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

But Monmouth was scarcely thirty feet away, and my own room, with its conspicuously lighted window, must have loomed in his path like a beacon.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The other half chose to go dark when crossing, meaning their location beacons were off and their routes aren’t known.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Minute-by-minute location tracking is based on GPS data, pings to nearby cellphone towers, Bluetooth beacons and Wi-Fi connections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

For many years, astronomers have relied on distant supernovae as cosmic beacons to study the universe and test the laws of physics.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

His friends quickly started searching using their beacons and managed to dig Thomason out, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

‘But why were the beacons lit last night?’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien