flashlight
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Its light sweeps across the surface almost like a flashlight lying flat on a table.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Armed with a helmet and a flashlight, Hernan Giraldo had no intention of giving up on his son.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
With Pompeii’s sun blacked out, he stumbles around in the dark with a flashlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
He has a notebook, a pen, a flashlight and about 15 hours’ worth of oxygen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
Shortly after eleven o'clock, Jeremy tiptoed out of his room carrying the box, the scroll, the bag of teeth, and a flashlight.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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
Ultraviolet flashlights attracted only a small number of isopods and never triggered the swirling formations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
As night fell, Havana's streets were mostly pitch black, with people navigating using phone lights or flashlights, just five days after the previous blackout.
From Barron's ● Mar. 21, 2026
The three of them stood in awe, swinging their flashlights across the stalactite-dripping ceiling, admiring the vast cathedral of glittering stone they’d just entered.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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