lantern
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New Bell may appear to be endlessly bleak, but according to Happi, music provides the inmates with a "lantern for a brighter future".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Held mid-December each year, the festival acts as a platform to highlight the region's famed lantern industry, which first started more than 100 years ago.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
“Come, little teacher, turn off that lantern now; it’s time to admire the stars.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
At times, district administrators would pull out cellphones to take video or to wave like electronic lanterns at a rock concert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Giant red lanterns adorned the outdoor courtyard, and the guests inside treated themselves to food stalls akin to a Taiwanese night market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
On a walk to Soho for fish and chips in London this week, I was struck by the vibrant red lanterns in Chinatown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
His bites are healed, his face bright like the Hanukkah lanterns we set on the table.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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