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brightness

[brahyt-nis] / ˈbraɪt nɪs /




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A much-rumoured Kylie duet doesn't appear on Confessions II, but this would have been the perfect track for it; all brightness and light, with a loved-up lyric about a "movie star with deep blue eyes".

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Those living in Sevastopol were told to introduce power-saving measures including saving mobile phone battery by turning the screen brightness down and switching off background apps.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

He well understood the city’s brightness, harshness, improvisation and fractured essence.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

That’s why I find myself reaching for them whenever a dish needs a little herbal brightness without requiring me to rummage through half the spice cabinet.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

And he went out foraging in the deserted places, and lo, an angel of the Lord came down, and brightness was all around him, and the angel said, “Be not afraid.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson




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