illumination
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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
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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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