lantern
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When asked about this, one elderly lantern maker said it was because they could easily fill diverse orders, no matter how small in scale, and do it more cheaply than factories could.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Held mid-December each year, the festival acts as a platform to highlight the region's famed lantern industry, which first started more than 100 years ago.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
“We’re not going to hang a lantern on exactly what he’s feeling here,” Fuller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
I chuckled uneasily and focused on lighting the lantern.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
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
In China, red lanterns could guide a traveller to safety in cold winter alleyways, be symbols of power outside an imperial hall, or act as a call to religious devotion when hung in a temple.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Chinese lanterns hover above their heads like red halos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Tiny pumpkins hung from brass lanterns, and even the automats wore sweaters and scarves.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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