illuminate
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The museum’s annual Costume Institute show, housed in a new exhibition space, pairs garments with works of art from its collection to illuminate the far-reaching relationship between style and the body.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The documents also illuminate a glaring contrast between the training of Marines and that of immigration agents, who have been accused repeatedly of using unnecessary force against peaceful protesters, bystanders and immigrants during enforcement operations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
"There is a pressing need for well-designed research projects in humans, utilising labelled creatine to generate relevant data and illuminate the grey areas of our knowledge about these compounds," Dr. Boroujerdi explains.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
May's full Moon is set to illuminate the night sky on Friday 1 May.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The mutants, again, would prove crucial to these experiments: only the outliers could illuminate the nature of normal heredity.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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