lantern
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In 2024, shortly after the Dodgers signed two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, the club moved the lantern to a place of prominence outside the top-deck gates, overlooking the downtown skyline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Walking around the dusty streets of Tuntou you see evidence of lantern making everywhere you go.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
He paused to step over a log, the lantern casting quivering shadows across the dirt.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
The plant belongs to Thismia, a genus of tiny species sometimes known as "fairy lanterns."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
People dug out lanterns and old radios, and companies scrambled to save what production they could.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
A canopy of candy-colored paper lanterns and twinkling lights hangs over a long dining table opposite the restaurant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Behind them were the lights of the market, the lanterns and candles and witch-lights and fairy glitter, like a dream of the night sky brought down to earth.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
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