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What, if anything, about this documentary may help illuminate a few things for people, regardless of their political leanings, as we approach the midterms?

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

But this year may also illuminate broader forces that continue to resonate long after votes are counted.

From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2026

She’s good at these little details that illuminate character, and isn’t afraid of goofy phrases that make you wonder if she’s playing it straight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

That changes when the researchers illuminate many regions at once with a broad laser beam.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

The lights illuminate the snowflakes that have begun to fall faster and faster.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

A laser illuminates a cell, causing tiny structures inside it to scatter some of the incoming light.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Subtitled “The Women of the Viking World,” Jóhanna Katrín Friðriksdóttir’s study illuminates the reality of the female experience in late Iron Age Scandinavia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

For many fans “The Mad King” illuminates a time in Westeros history that has only been hinted at in the books, and explored in more limited ways onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

It’s worth thinking about because it illuminates the principles that we should be applying to questions of governance in this country.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026

From somewhere a light illuminates the rich paper texture of the screen.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

The observations provide valuable information about WASP-17b's atmospheric chemistry and temperature variations, including differences between its equator and poles and between its permanently illuminated and dark hemispheres.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Thankfully, AI has illuminated what colleges and universities must do—namely, what AI can’t do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

That society editor — who chronicled and illuminated the social, political and artistic issues in L.A. in the 1930s from the women’s perspective — was Crete Cage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Permission was also sought to play music along parts of the designated route lined with illuminated features depicting scenes from the Harry Potter franchise.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

This illuminated the entire room, and now Mother saw that, in addition to the makeshift bed and books, there was a drawer on the floor holding several items of neatly folded clothing.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

It is Mungiu’s sharpest and most illuminating maneuver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

Nobel Prize-winning American researcher Karl Deisseroth is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist and bioengineer who has spent more than two decades illuminating the workings of the brain to unlock its mysteries.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Rainbows of light stream through both transparent and stained-glass windows, illuminating the cavernous space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The curtains on the windows are tied back, and moonlight flashes through the trees, alternately illuminating and hiding his face.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen