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beacon

[bee-kuhn] / ˈbi kən /


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The University of Kansas Health System has since become something of a beacon for women in Waldorf’s situation.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Chris Spruce, who was the friends' former teacher, describes Jo and Kush as "a beacon example to our future students".

From BBC • May 24, 2026

That made it an object to venerate as well as a beacon amid political storms.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She confessed to chuckling at the governor’s memes — an over-the-top oeuvre that includes Newsom as super hero, Newsom as religious beacon, Newsom as romance-novel hunk — and his other cheeky jabs at the president.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

But Tina has become a beacon in my dark room.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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