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illumination

[ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn] / ɪˌlu məˈneɪ ʃən /




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"Night-time illumination around the site has returned to higher levels after falling sharply following the suspension," also suggesting increased activity, it said.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The molecules are small and water-soluble, and they respond to common visible or white light, including normal indoor illumination and daylight, without the need for unusually intense or specialized light sources.

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

Despite the wet forecast, their expectations for illumination were high.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

A storm of light fell upon the river and Montag dived under the great illumination as if the sun had broken the clouds.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

Its velvet binding has metal corner guards bearing her crowned falcon with a lion rampant, dragon and greyhound, and Anne’s motifs recur in the illuminations.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

"Traditionally we have decorative lighting and illuminations on Independence Day and other national days, but this time we will refrain from that, as part of the austerity measures," Ahmed told reporters.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

Or, to paraphrase a Virginia Woolf line from “To the Lighthouse” that Rhys invoked earlier: What gets us through are “little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 6, 2025

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

For many visitors these nightly illuminations were their first encounter with electricity.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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