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alight

[uh-lahyt] / əˈlaɪt /


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“And no matter what you find that will set your heart alight, you will find it here.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Photos from the site of the crash showed rescue workers helping passengers alight the train, which had fallen off the rail tracks and partly tilted over the side of a cliff.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

It was set alight in the early hours of Thursday morning in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda East, Victoria police said in a statement, describing it as a "suspicious fire".

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

At the peak of the fire, 100 containers were alight in four different compartments of the ship, according to Fire Department spokesperson Capt. Adam VanGerpen.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

His face, smeared with the sticky candy, was alight with excitement.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry




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