incandescent
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That said, we are told that members of the women's PLP are incandescent about the Doyle revelations, and they want to see more women promoted to prominent positions.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
It is the incandescent poems of his tortured and unsettled youth that still dazzle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
Mark Joseph Stern: This was one of the most incandescent judicial opinions I think I have ever seen.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
Still, the heart of the song is Laferte’s vocal performance — wounded and incandescent.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025
When I greet a friend, I am seeing her in reflected visible light, generated by the Sun, say, or by an incandescent lamp.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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