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lantern

[lan-tern] / ˈlæn tərn /


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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

Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.

From Salon Mar. 1, 2026

Then she handed me a red lantern, the kind that hangs on the back of a train's caboose.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

At times, district administrators would pull out cellphones to take video or to wave like electronic lanterns at a rock concert.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

A wood stove heated our home, and we had kerosene lanterns at the ready in case of a power outage.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

To imagine how many lanterns would be hung here, at any given time, is like trying to count how many trees would be in the Amazon.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

They thanked her, then set about decorating the sukkah further, between helping Mama and Babulya bring bowls and lanterns and pillows to sit on out to the sukkah.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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