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When lens flares continually beam right at the screen, the whole movie feels like enlightenment under duress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The telescope would allow wide area observations of the lunar surface during strong solar flares, when the Sun provides more intense X-ray illumination.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

A group of supporters had stormed the ring road, bringing traffic to a halt for a time and letting off flares, an AFP photographer said.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

"This is crazy," said captain Martin Odegaard before singing along and waving a scarf as red smoke from flares filled the streets of north London.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Imagining what might’ve happened to her when the sun flares struck.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner