the bright lights
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At 16, he left Celtic for the bright lights of the Premier League with Liverpool.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Slipping out of blankets and off of tall, puffy mattresses, we give thanks, take a crystal, a mantra card … and leave the giant mattress warehouse for the bright lights of Glendale Boulevard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
What Bondi did this week under the bright lights of the U.S.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
The city sparkled below like a spread of jewels, but now I had an idea what was hidden among the bright lights.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
And when I peer very closely at my face under the bright lights, I’m sure that I can see pale pinpricks above my eyebrows.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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