luminary

Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

Each performance features a different special guest, and at Friday’s show the visiting luminary was none other than Josh Groban, whom Platt referred to as “the G.O.A.T.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

“She will be remembered as being a fierce luminary in disability justice, a brilliant writer, editor and community organizer,” the post said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025

Much like York, who was eventually collected by Jacqueline Kennedy and revered by the elite, Anderson has transformed from an outsider to a luminary, celebrated by the glitterati and beyond.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

We usually honored a luminary in public service and a client.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Britpop luminaries Pulp closed the mainstage on Saturday night at the four-day event, near Blandford Forum, Dorset.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

And its ads starring Madonna, Spike Lee and other luminaries styling Gap’s classic T-shirts and denim their own way resonated with shoppers: They too could make the look their own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The negative response to the Alibaba fundraising coincided with setbacks for other luminaries in the AI buildout.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

To compile our expansive list we surveyed more than 200 bookish luminaries — along with a few zealous book club members.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Not only did he answer my letter, but he included his response in his autobiography, sandwiched between letters to Nehru, Khrushchev, T. S. Eliot, D. H. Lawrence, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and other luminaries.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos