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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

It’s strange to move from the bulk of her book to the lightness of the woman who wrote it, to the one-of-a-kind incandescence that’s kept her a star.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023

These fragments themselves pancaked, creating a series of brief but powerful flashes of light as they heated to incandescence.

From Scientific American • Feb. 15, 2023

“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

Star upon star, red, blue, yellow, and white, swirling nebulae, galaxy upon galaxy: the universe, in its incandescence and darkness.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood




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