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beacon

[bee-kuhn] / ˈbi kən /


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The $10 million is “a beacon of hope,” said Marielle Abaunza, president of the California Post Alliance, a group advocating for the bill.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

In this new installment, Rainier represents a beacon of light for Gemma, a role that taught her a lot, Shaye says.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Leah McNally, the trust's CEO, said the "ideally placed farm" will be a "beacon for nature's recovery and climate adaptation".

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Letterboxd was once a shining beacon among all of these horror stories, which already had their own unique problems before their formal acquisitions.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

It stands out like a beacon, but also somehow blends in perfectly.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The other half chose to go dark when crossing, meaning their location beacons were off and their routes aren’t known.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Call them curmudgeonly roadblocks to progress, or the last beacons of sanity on the road.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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

She was silent, lips pressed together, staring out at the blackness and the reflections of torches and LED beacons on the waters.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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