flashlight
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But the case was a small flashlight that cast a wide beam, revealing how the insurance industry views its own business and you, the customer.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
In experiments using mice, Edwards showed that this cancer detecting "flashlight" clearly illuminated tumors that produced EphA2.
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
One man climbed out of his car into the dark, shined a flashlight into his backpack, and brushed off the long, white sleeves of his cotton shirt.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026
The streetlights are off to conserve electricity, and residents walk along the sidewalk by flashlight, finding their way to the store or back home from work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025
The officer turned on a flashlight and swept it over the entire house.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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