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beacon

[bee-kuhn] / ˈbi kən /


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Chris Spruce, who was the friends' former teacher, describes Jo and Kush as "a beacon example to our future students".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

That made it an object to venerate as well as a beacon amid political storms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Larry Vein, a Palisades fire survivor who became a beacon of hope for other survivors as he relayed essential recovery information through social media videos and community events, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

It also revived troubling memories of military coups from decades ago, in a country now viewed as a beacon of peaceful democracy in Asia.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

I got her out there, beyond the beacon, and I tried to go about, to clear the ridge of rocks.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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