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flashlight

[flash-lahyt] / ˈflæʃˌlaɪt /




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Red dye exists for one reason: It lets a man with a flashlight tell whether you paid the tax.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Its light sweeps across the surface almost like a flashlight lying flat on a table.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

There was so much sediment floating around that a flashlight was no use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

With Pompeii’s sun blacked out, he stumbles around in the dark with a flashlight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Oh, stop! Stop it, all of you!” the angel demanded, pointing her flashlight over Clare’s hiding place in the bushes.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

In some cases, you can even find vehicle-inspired first-aid kits that include items such as emergency blankets, flashlights, road flares, emergency markers, and more.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

A crew of men with blackened faces wearing steel hats with flashlights attached stands in the dark “Anthracite Coal Mine Near Pottsville, Pennsylvania,” photographed by Jack Delano in 1938.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

County schools had to be issued flashlights to help children on their way to school.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Ultraviolet flashlights attracted only a small number of isopods and never triggered the swirling formations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026

In their free hands they carried heavy-duty flashlights.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith


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