bright
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The skull had also been colored with cinnabar, a bright red pigment commonly used in ancient Peruvian funerary traditions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
William Chapman's family described him as "bright, warm and engaging"
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Locally, Los Angeles Unified and Compton Unified remained bright spots, with significant sustained gains that continue their surge past prepandemic levels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
"Smart glasses should make their recording obvious -- for instance with bright LED lights, audio signals or voice activation cues, privacy-friendly smartphone notifications, or unique designs," Talus said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
At least in the other cell there had been bright bits of clothing: the baroness’ red hat, Frau Mikes’ yellow blouse.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In the coming weeks, the team plans to test the coronagraph's ability to block unwanted light, an essential capability for observing faint objects near much brighter ones.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026
Four games into the new World Cup cycle, that future may be brighter — and closer — than ever.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
With potential good and bad so intertwined, it is hard to know if the technology will bring a brighter future or darker days.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
"Even colours, some cities are brighter and warmer than others, so it changes people's perspectives on things," she says.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
As the flames grew brighter, Corbett could see his prey clearly.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
“It’s only going to probably hurt some companies and hurt the best and the brightest that are coming here,” said Devashish Mitra, professor of economics at Syracuse University.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
It was a setback for a player who had been a regular England youth international and one of West Bromwich Albion's brightest academy prospects.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
At first glance, it seems reasonable to expect that an ion would interact most strongly with a laser exactly at the beam's brightest point.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
The main airport in Nashville, Tennessee, the home of country music, is to be renamed after one of its brightest stars, the late Dolly Parton who died last month.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Not the brightest thing to say when we needed a favor, but no one’s perfect.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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