lighthouse
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As the wobbling disk periodically blocks and reflects light from the magnetar, the system behaves like a flashing cosmic lighthouse.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Bill Green offered to take me out on his boat and show me a cool lighthouse.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
With Sea Pines’ iconic red and white striped lighthouse, playground and cute shops, the vacation vibe is inescapable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
Tourists stroll along the waterfront and gather for shorter excursions - to Isla de los Estados, home to the famous "end of the world" lighthouse, or along the Beagle Channel.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
And I didn’t wake until I heard the lighthouse siren singing in the distance and saw the flash of a rocket shot off from Lookout Station, and knew a ship was going down.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
"After many years, I found myself navigating manually again, searching for lighthouses to make sure we stayed on course," Islam said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“But he was kind of one of the lighthouses of integrity and common sense and spoke truth to power, but also got the powers to speak to one another.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
And he had fresh orders to get to work at one of the country’s most isolated — and most dangerous — lighthouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2025
Trinity House, which manages more than 60 lighthouses across the UK, said there was an issue with the "audible hazard warning signal" on Longships.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025
Where were the lighthouses to guide my newly built ship of knowledge just setting sail on a perilous journey upon a vast, turbulent and unknown ocean of life?
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
