incandescent
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Mark Joseph Stern: This was one of the most incandescent judicial opinions I think I have ever seen.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
“Everything suggests that the fire started from incandescent candles or sparklers attached to champagne bottles, brought too close to the ceiling,” said Beatrice Pilloud, attorney general for Valais, the Swiss canton where the fire occurred.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
If we love fiercely, our ancestors live among and speak to us through these incandescent filaments glowing from the warmth of memories.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2025
Overnight, AFP journalists saw Ukraine using tracer bullets and missile defence systems, and incandescent debris falling over large areas above the capital.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
Exhibitors gradually completed their installations, and electricians removed the last misconnects from the elaborate circuits that linked the fair’s nearly 200,000 incandescent bulbs.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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