beam
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Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
That changes when the researchers illuminate many regions at once with a broad laser beam.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
I do not need a service worker to beam.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Instead, the researchers used a powerful beam of light, known as the pump, with a carefully designed pattern that temporarily altered the optical behavior of a material.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
The beam shuddered when Jake jumped because he heard a shrieking sound behind him.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Many other states and countries have been making use of the images Carbon Mapper’s first satellite, Tanager-1, beams down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
They can get into light beams and factory equipment, and buffing bird droppings out of freshly-painted vehicles is no easy task.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In the evening, two beams of light will project skyward from lower Manhattan, symbolic of the towers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Catherine, Princess of Wales, beams on the front page of the Sun, which reads: "We're all grin it together".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
A green light beams out and scans the house, showing outlines of the furniture inside.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
In 2014, she snapped up two penthouses in the chic Tribeca neighborhood for about $20 million and combined them into a nine-bedroom, nine-bath abode with beamed ceilings, a curved staircase, and enormous windows.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
The man behind me beamed as he watched me take items out of my basket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mechanic remembered a party sometime pre-presidency for Witkoff’s wife, Lauren, where Trump was beamed in via video with a birthday greeting, but he couldn’t place when that was.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
While Le Pen beamed at the cameras, brushing off suggestions her deputy would mind being sidelined and insisting "our personal ambitions are absolutely irrelevant", he barely reacted and scarcely smiled.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Whatever it looked like, it was more than enough for him, because he beamed and stuck out his chest and tummy like a flower turning toward the sun.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
It’s common for multiple news choppers to arrive at the scene of breaking news, beaming live images for newscasts and streaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“They were both beaming the entire night,” an unnamed guest told the outlet.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
A beaming Vickye Giraldo holds her rescued kitten tight against her chest outside her ruined home in quake-hit Cali, Colombia.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
“I will probably be beaming from ear to ear as we set off,” Cousins said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Boy and girl. Aren’t they beauties?” said the proud papa, beaming upon the little red squirmers as if they were unfledged angels.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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