flickering

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The 78-year-old from London is cared for by his wife, Louisa, who takes him to meetings of ex-boxers to keep the fading flame flickering.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Edgar Calel’s dimly lighted installation, in which stones and plant matter dangle over vessels that hold flickering, electronic flames, transports us to a contemplative gnostic ritual.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It requires the audience to bring their own bad vibes to shots of religious icons on the wall and long takes of Evy clacking on her laptop, unaware of a flickering light behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Ivan gawked at the smoke and flickering light on the far side of the cellar, then ran up the steps to join the domovoi.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack