floodlight
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Immediately, the stage lights went off, a floodlight illuminated the audience and all audio was cut, except for Noel Gallagher's microphone, allowing him to calmly explain the situation before the band left the stage.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix division, said that there were details about an Apple Watch and a floodlight, but declined to go into specifics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The task has been compared to photographing a thin cloud of cigarette smoke beside a blinding stadium floodlight from several kilometers away.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025
“As part of these efforts, the earlier kickoff time will enable the club to discern whether significant savings can be made on floodlight usage and other energy costs.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Yes, she’s definitely being lit by their floodlight.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
Drawn towards the blazing stadium floodlights, Bogong swarms caused havoc at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The birds, in turn, are accustomed to floodlights for the "penguin parade" tourist attraction, as well as being periodically handled by veterinarian scientists for monitoring of their health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Peering through the gloom of the Fir Park floodlights with one camera angle, it is difficult to understand how Dallas could be so sure.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
That night floodlights illuminated Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament for the first time since 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
The light had changed: as well as the cold anbaric gleam from the zeppelins’ floodlights, there was the leaping orange of flames.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
In the bare, floodlighted studio, he seemed a little lost without an audience, speaking more slowly, peering at his manuscript, pausing often to gulp at the glass of mineral water at his side.
From Time Magazine Archive
Teruel's citizens staged an exuberant torchlight parade through the streets, and captured searchlights floodlighted captured buildings.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the floodlighted group around the speakers' platform, an aisle opened and the crowd saw Presidential Nominee Dwight Eisenhower, square-shouldered, striding briskly.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the trotters were brought to the big city, presented to the racing public at night in big, new floodlighted tracks, and built up to a major sporting enterprise.
From Time Magazine Archive
The roter drifted down to a landing space on the floodlighted landing roof of the hotel and settled with a slight bump.
From The Man Who Staked the Stars by Charles Dye
But in a competition littered with crashes, Choi produced a stunning performance under intense pressure as the snow swirled down on the floodlit venue.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Beijing 2022 bronze medallist Murase, 21, led the 12-strong field after the first run at the floodlit Livigno Snow Park, with a score of 89.75.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Only Mitchell Starc has taken more wickets in floodlit Tests than Cummins.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
England have a poor record in floodlit Tests, having won only two of their previous seven, including three defeats in Australia.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
The doors faced out on a barren, floodlit terrace—black cinder, privet in concrete urns, a statue artfully broken in white pieces on the ground.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
He added that the government had pledged £40m to improve prison security, including enhanced CCTV, new windows and floodlighting.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
British Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the tunnel Thursday and announced plans for a “substantial” increase in security guards, higher fences, surveillance cameras, floodlighting and infrared detection technology.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2015
Developers across the country have responded to the drop in prices by abandoning the longstanding practice of floodlighting construction sites and working around the clock.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2012
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From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi
