illumination
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Despite the high degree of coverage, "even 7% of the sun will still give quite a degree of illumination," he explained.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The camera seemed delighted by the illumination of all those cellphones, but mostly ignored the overhead Jumbotron, which, when I go to big shows, tends to be the only thing I wind up watching.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
Additional lenses then organize the beams into a structured grid of square illumination areas at the receiving surface.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2026
John Wilkes Booth saw all of this—the grand illumination, the crowds delirious with joy, the insults to the fallen Confederacy and her leaders.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Signer John Adams hoped that future generations would celebrate America’s birthday with “bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other from this time forward forever more.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 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
When chief engineer Brian Fraser urged the crew to cut back on the illuminations, the ship's radio officer wrote him a cheeky reply - in rhyme.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
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
The dog barked furiously in our direction, but the soldiers were all staring at the illuminations above.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing illumination
Let There Be Light: Lum and Luc
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