lantern
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New Bell may appear to be endlessly bleak, but according to Happi, music provides the inmates with a "lantern for a brighter future".
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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
A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
That night Sadako watched her mother put a lantern outside so that the spirits could find their way in the dark.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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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
You can touch the tiny lanterns to hear a story in each scene or simply curl up in the soft green fuzzy chair, close the velvet curtains and let your imagination wander.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
On a walk to Soho for fish and chips in London this week, I was struck by the vibrant red lanterns in Chinatown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
And yet it is claimed that a remarkable 80% of the country's lanterns are still made – by hand – in one small town in Hebei Province.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Countless servants rushed ahead, carrying ornamental lanterns and heaters.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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