illumination
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The light from occasional thunderstorms often provides the only illumination.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Short came to embody the inverse of that picture, the shaded gloom lurking in places that escape sunshiny illumination.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
Another important feature is their ability to function under ordinary illumination.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026
Maybe a young Mexican singer could shed some illumination, I thought, before sending a somewhat incoherent email to Silvana Estrada.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
There was a lantern before him, fixed to the seat, which illumination touched the edges of objects obscure in their outlines.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Guild restrictions similarly meant that only Christian artists could create decorative illuminations for Jewish prayer books and documents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Marine life that most people never see floated into view, including delicate comb jellies with pulsing fairy-light illuminations along their sides.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The illuminations set off from the London Eye, and barges moored in a central area of the river featured more than 12,000 fireworks.
From DOGO News ● Jan. 2, 2024
"We do have evidence that gold and silversmiths were also doing illuminations in manuscripts at this time, for example," Dr Geake said.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2023
The janitors could not use the elevators because Burnham had ordered them turned off after dark to conserve power for the fair’s nightly illuminations.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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