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lights

[lahyts] / laɪts /






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As the class started and the instructor dimmed the lights to an orange glow, it hit me that hot yoga might be a horrible first date idea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As a novice motorman he was once confused by the glaring beams; “red lights shone in front of me like the rifle barrels of an approaching platoon.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

But if it’s a solo night, it’s like candles, lavender bubbles, lights are dim, jazz music is playing in the background, like Billie Holiday, and that is the ultimate reset.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

I used to always turn off the lights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She thought that they at least waited until all the passengers were off before they turned out the cockpit lights.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix