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incandescence

[in-kuhn-des-uhns] / ˌɪn kənˈdɛs əns /














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This profile from Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill is a bid to reclaim the valuable heat of Pallenberg’s incandescence, while never shielding viewers from her life’s lasting burn marks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2024

“Spots of incandescence may remain near the vent, along channels, and at the flow front for days or weeks as the lava flows cool,” the observatory’s activity summary said.

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2022

He has always been a performer of incandescence and originality.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

But when the sun slipped free of cloud, and shone on them and they burst into golden incandescence, we could almost hear a symphony, approaching crescendo, proclaiming the glory of the season.

From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2022

For she never grasped—not at any rate with her mind—what, with such incandescence, he tried to tell her on these Saturday afternoons.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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