lantern
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After a gesture to follow, I was handed a lantern.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 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
According to the Marine Conservation Society, more than 100 local authorities across the UK have banned balloon or lantern releases.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
“There is no need to apologize for the lantern; I understand the streetlights are dimmed to protect the city from German planes.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The plant belongs to Thismia, a genus of tiny species sometimes known as "fairy lanterns."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 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
Akari Maezono, who is in her 30s, held brightly painted paper lanterns calling for peace.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
On a workbench nearby, sea mine-shaped lamps stand on metal casts of hawk feet alongside caged bubble glass lanterns that appear as if they might burst from internal pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
The yellow lanterns swayed to and fro in the darkness and all else was motionless.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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