sconce
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Several victims who were duped by Sconce also offer testimonials about the deception.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025
Just over the threshold, stairs lined with Stick Sconce lights — a modern variant of antique metal sconces — lead to a very spacious room.
From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2018
To Sconce, the panic plays a “symbolic function” for American culture—we retell the story because we need a cautionary tale about the power of media.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2013
In Omaha, Alva Sconce, owner of a lumber company, paid $15,000 to evacuate his yard before the 1952 flood crested.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sconce, skons, n. the part of a candlestick for the candle: a hanging candlestick with a mirror to reflect the light: a lantern.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
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