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lighting

[lahy-ting] / ˈlaɪ tɪŋ /
NOUN
illumination
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STRONG


NOUN
ignition
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American roadsides and strip malls are stocked with retailers offering competitive pricing and an aversion to soft lighting.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

The businessman filmed people making off with over six containers of lighting equipment the morning after the tremors, appealing for help on social media but to no avail.

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

The transformation took 875 hours and included the installation of emerald-green silk wall hangings and new lighting.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

The newly documented behavior, observed in Israel, is the first of its kind and suggests that human made lighting can dramatically disrupt the instincts of small ground dwelling animals.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

He’d gotten used to having the Titan on his side, lighting their way with his silver hair and his fearsome war broom.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

In recent weeks, the 63-year-old leftist has been dancing on stage at rallies, calmly strolling trade expos and attending Christmas tree lightings hand-in-hand with his wife.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 30, 2025

“Let’s rededicate ourselves to add more light in honor of those murdered in Sydney. Let’s come out proudly to public menorah lightings, and make sure to kindle our own menorahs at home.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2025

The resurgence of song has indeed been brightening the season, whether at tree lightings with lusty caroling or the rousing guest performance by the Northwell Health Nurse Choir at a concert Monday at Carnegie Hall.

From New York Times Dec. 10, 2021

Menorah lightings grew in prominence during the Clinton years.

From Salon Dec. 11, 2020

I have just seen history made between the lightings of a cigarette, as it were.

From 54-40 or Fight by Hough, Emerson




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