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Recycle: Our car’s Prestige package bundled much of the upgraded creature comforts, including nappa-leather upholstered sport seats; a Bang & Olufsen 3-D sound system; and panoramic roof glass with variable light control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In effect, the light signals could serve as a molecular fingerprint, revealing differences that might otherwise be difficult to identify.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
Paisley's popular Halloween festival is due to take place this weekend, which includes a parade, street theatre and outdoor light installations.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
At a later press conference, Baron Cohen -- as himself -- defended satire as the quintessential format for "shining a light on, maybe, subjects that we haven't really discussed as a society before."
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
One station had modern stainless-steel appliances that reflected light and sparkled like a still lake under stars.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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When asked about an additional prosecution experiment that involves the lighter prosecutors believe ignited the blaze, Haney said that testing “will be central in trial two.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
I know that’s a pretty heavy story to wade through, so my colleagues have put together a few lighter reads to help you refocus:
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
He spent hours at his desk sketching, working out how to make the technology smaller and lighter.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
It already had a lighter facelift for Nintendo's handheld 3DS in 2011.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
The tug on his shirt he had felt before became a yank, and he stumbled backward, struggling to keep on his feet and to get the faulty lighter to ignite.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Their central supermassive black holes may then have become locked in a gravitational struggle that launched the lightest black hole toward the edge of the combined galaxy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
By contrast, the lightest Specs model weighs 132 grams.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
It was befitting of an important office job, with only the lightest indicators of riches and omnipotence.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
In an age when the world’s best players tend to prioritize distance with their drivers, Rai is one of the game’s lightest hitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
She used her lightest pink marker for her own hair, the color of sweet and fluffy cotton candy.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
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Clarkson paid $5.45 million for the compound, which includes a Colonial-style main house, a guesthouse, a lighted tennis court, and a pool.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
They lighted a set of fires and formed a circle around the stone remains of an ancient pagan church.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the brightly lighted foyer, Valentyna Kyselova adjusts her hair in one of the gilded mirrors, then poses for a selfie with a friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
He admits he wrote to an associate choreographer asking if there was a solution — possibly making them from plastic foam — and was politely reminded that they would be lighted on fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
In the gloom, we saw the trailer’s cheerful lighted windows.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
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Unlike most Mastcam photographs, the images were processed without white balancing, allowing the scene to retain the distinctive colors and lighting of the Martian morning.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
On “Heal My Faith,” the rapper who first gained mainstream attention by lighting the pop chart’s sacred cows afire wonders why we can’t all just get along.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
Mak says the tool was "surprisingly consistent" across common real-world photos despite variations in pose, lighting, facial expression and make-up.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
When it is time, Eide, whose family company shares his name, tweaks the lighting to trick the teenage fish into thinking it is spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
For as everyone was laughing at Sunny’s cry for cake, the important-looking man with all the warts on his face was sneaking toward the controls for the lighting of the theater.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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Heading into the final 20 minutes, with the match evenly poised 19-17 in Canada's favour, England winger Jess Breach's eyes lit up as she intercepted a pass from Justine Pelletier.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Watch Duty notifications lit up residents’ screens: A fire had started on the other side of the mountains.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
“She was funny and opinionated, and she lit up the room,” her family said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
I have a feeling those birthday candles lit a fire under you.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
It was hard to believe he would care, but his face lit.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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