luminescence

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The determination to find greatness in the ordinary gives “Song Sung Blue” a magical, unforced luminescence that much more immodest films usually lack.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Their luminescence highlights the crowd while also creating a more intimate, reflective atmosphere.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 11, 2025

The scientists used a technique called luminescence dating to work out the age of the star dune.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2024

In addition to the pollen samples, the team used a different type of dating called optically stimulated luminescence, which dates the last time quartz grains were exposed to sunlight.

From Science Daily • Oct. 5, 2023

Our pink nights glowed with the raw luminescence of the night shift, of factories running around the clock.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides