illuminated

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Battalion members prepared the drones in pitch dark, illuminated only by red torches.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The fairgrounds were illuminated using incandescent electric lighting at a scale that showed how entire urban districts could be electrified.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In 2013, he released “Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse,” a documentary that illuminated the life of a man who grappled with schizophrenia and examined his death, which happened in police custody.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The pair weighed in at the Bowlers Exhibition Centre before coming face-to-face in what organisers branded 'The Cauldron' - a circular, illuminated stage designed to intensify one final staredown in front of a live audience.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Pillars of chalky light reached up from the ground and illuminated the chapel, which glowed, moonlike, against the night sky.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover