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beacon

[bee-kuhn] / ˈbi kən /


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She confessed to chuckling at the governor’s memes — an over-the-top oeuvre that includes Newsom as super hero, Newsom as religious beacon, Newsom as romance-novel hunk — and his other cheeky jabs at the president.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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

Ms. Nagle says her children are “grounded in virtue” at St. Mary’s parish school: “It’s like this beacon of light.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Golden State Promise “wants California to be a beacon of innovation.”

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Bailey can’t help but smile when it is fully lit, shining like a beacon: Le Cirque des Rêves.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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