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Dostoevsky created Myshkin to be a beacon of true Christian decency amid the indifference and self-interest of contemporary Russian society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 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

“Japan feels a sense of responsibility to safeguard the ideals of the United Nations as our beacon of hope,” Takaichi said on Tuesday.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

They dipped through the rushing shreds of cloud, and the traffic beacon painted their windows red.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

Growing up, he said, American research universities “were really like beacons on a hill for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It tends to be in the narrowest area of the channel between Deganwy and the beacons."

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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

At a time when rich Western nations see mass immigration as the font of societal ills, Dubai and other Gulf cities stand as exceptional beacons for foreign talent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026

‘It is long since the beacons of the North were lit,’ he said; ‘and in the ancient days of Gondor they were not needed, for they had the Seven Stones.’

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien