luminous

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In 1890, at Gravelines, just north of Calais, he painted four spare, gloriously luminous views that capture its canal’s sweeping vistas and endless skies, and all of them are here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

A luminous outline of Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores loomed over Caracas against the night sky in January.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

When black holes are actively feeding and extremely luminous, they are known as quasars.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

“Roger had a joyful, luminous spirit, and the world is dimmer without him,” Bossert wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

I notice the moonlight on the chain-link fence, the way it turns even the ugliest pattern into a delicate, luminous web.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na