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luminary

[loo-muh-ner-ee] / ˈlu məˌnɛr i /


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Salles, presented with the Luminary Award for innovative filmmaking, last year gave Brazil its first Academy Award for international film with his moving family drama “I’m Still Here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2025

I’m in the “Black Adam” movie and I’m gonna tour after the release of this special podcast — I made a deal with Luminary, who I am recording with currently.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2022

Or maybe this is just a one-time experiment; I’m not aware of all that many other Luminary podcasters who are also acclaimed for their music and would be as much of a natural fit.

From The Verge • Apr. 12, 2022

From that perspective, Luminary has a head start in building out a rich network of subscriber-only shows.

From The Verge • Mar. 8, 2022

And God made two great Luminaries, The greater Luminary to rule the day, The lesser Luminary to rule the night, The Stars also.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William




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