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  • present participle of beckon.
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In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2024

HawkEye has tracked China’s commercial fishing fleet before, catching ships with beaconing systems turned off and violating protected waters around the Galápagos.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2021

"It is imperative that the State, through the NPA, offer guarantees to maintain the dredging and beaconing," said Gustavo Idigoras, who heads the chamber that represents grain exporters and processors in Argentina.

From Reuters • Sep. 11, 2021

Because the Asian undergrowth is so dense, the male insects use rhythmic beaconing in order to shine through and be seen by the females.

From Time Magazine Archive

Across the black and stormy waters he strives to gain the beaconing refuge.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville




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