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beacon

[bee-kuhn] / ˈbi kən /


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"An absolute beacon of shining light. Always happy. Always smiling. Loved by everyone who met her," he said on X.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Australia's prime minister and fellow parliamentarians led sombre tributes Monday to "beacon of decency" and colleague Helen Haines, who remains in hospital after being struck by a car outside her office a week ago.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

With Indian drinkers proving a beacon in a gloomy landscape for the drinks business, Pernod said it is taking preparatory stops for a potential initial public offer of its business in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Adelaide can’t be a beacon, only a flattering mirror.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

“I am the beacon on the rock. I am the wheel that drives the firmament.”

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Meantime, producers have been trying to move what they can through Hormuz by crossing near Oman with their location beacons turned off.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

For many years, astronomers have relied on distant supernovae as cosmic beacons to study the universe and test the laws of physics.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026

His friends quickly started searching using their beacons and managed to dig Thomason out, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

Each was wearing an avalanche beacon/transceiver, which emits a steady radio signal that can be picked up by the other beacons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

Very gradually, like one instrument after another being tentatively rehearsed, beacons of color began to pierce the sky.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles


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