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The answer is that the universe can expand faster than light.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
We may also eventually receive light from some galaxies located even farther away, provided that the light began traveling toward us when the galaxies were nearer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
How can the observable universe extend 45 billion light years when the universe is only 13.77 billion years old?
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
An expanding universe makes measuring distance more complicated because space does not remain fixed while light travels through it.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
The absence of all light and shadow and sensation.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Successive governments have opted for a lighter voluntary due diligence regime.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
In terms of longer-term trends Abouhossein argues that investment banking generally is transforming as a business model from a heavy emphasis on balance sheet and inventory, to something lighter and more geared to best-execution practices.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Now that you’re caught up on some heavy news, how about something lighter?
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Morning shows, with their mix of hard news, entertainment segments and lighter fare, have always had more latitude in what they present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
We laughed, and I inhaled the sweet aroma of roasted plantain with a lighter heart.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
By contrast, the lightest Specs model weighs 132 grams.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was befitting of an important office job, with only the lightest indicators of riches and omnipotence.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
On May 28, GoPro announced that its new Mission 1 line of products was available, describing the series as "the world's smallest, lightest, and most rugged 8K and 4K Open Gate cinema cameras."
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
This result places new limits on how the lightest p-nucleus is created and destroyed in space.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 14, 2026
They were already the two lightest oarsmen in the boat, and he had planned to make sure they put on some weight during the voyage.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Agents’ responses to the changes lighted up Facebook, Reddit and Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Below a lighted area at the building’s peak are thousands of hand-stamped words referring to Obama’s speech in Selma, the same one carved on the building’s exterior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“America’s longest running newscast signs off for the last time,” Kathan said in the small dimly lighted studio in the CBS Broadcast Center on Manhattan’s West Side.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
There is also a driving range that is lighted at night so golf can continue well after the sun sets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
That evening he hurried through his supper, went up to his room, and lighted a candle.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Delight in rituals that engage the senses, like slowly moving a mouthful of Champagne around your tongue, or lighting palo santo in the dark and letting its smoke envelop you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Maybe it’s lower lighting, good hand soap in the bathroom or a beautiful bread course placed on the table before anyone has had time to wonder whether they are hungry.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
The pattern persisted until artificial light changed the economics of the night: gas lamps began lighting London's streets in 1807, people stayed up later, the gap between the two sleeps narrowed and eventually closed.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Many of the 1,500 unique job titles represent specialist roles, like a lighting technician for performing arts who may also tune the pianos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
He’d gotten as far as digging out an extra Shabbat candle and lighting it, but at the last minute lost his nerve.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
"Just looking at the booster real quick, it didn't look like we lit all 13 engines that we were planning for that initial land and burn," said Huot.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Inside, neatly made-up rooms for visiting priests line warmly lit halls that lead to a chapel where the 400-year-old ritual takes place.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
I can still see my own mother covering her eyes as she lit our family’s Shabbos candles, whispering private prayers for her children.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Together they lit some incense and munched on muffins and chips and guacamole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
They watched as the recorder lit up with the earthquake that began it all.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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