guiding light
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These include ultrathin broadband polarizers that control the direction of light in compact optical systems, as well as sub-diffractional waveguides capable of guiding light through spaces smaller than those allowed by conventional optics.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
Textualism is the guiding light of the conservative college debate nerd after law school.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
His intense feelings are his reality and, as long as he continues to fail to control them, they will be his guiding light.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026
Gold’s omnivorous enthusiasm remains a guiding light for so many Angelenos and his Pulitzer-winning food writing is easy to find.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
As Loretta steers her around Dupont Circle and down Massachusetts Avenue, Annabelle feels the wind, the force, the guiding light, the history, the story, the exhaustion and the grief and the triumph of the crossing.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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