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lighting

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


NOUN
ignition
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These corridors would include infrastructure such as shared sinks, power, lighting, shade and restrooms.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

By Golesh’s last season, the fastest team in the country was lighting up scoreboards to the tune of 40 points per game.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Clarke says the effect can be made even cosier by pairing lighting with soft furnishings, such as floor-to-ceiling curtains and scatter cushions in different colours and patterns.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

A second possibility is to redesign indoor lighting so that it better reproduces the wavelengths present outdoors.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Even though lots of people say that same thing about Lanternwood, I feel pride lighting me up inside.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

You might also like: Other Hanukkah celebrations include nightly lightings of menorahs at Union Market and the Wharf through Dec. 6, and a First Night of Hanukkah party at Metrobar in Edgewood on Nov. 28.

From Washington Post Nov. 23, 2021

Menorah lightings grew in prominence during the Clinton years.

From Salon Dec. 11, 2020

May, 16th.—It has been an easterly rain yesterday and to-day, with occasional lightings up, and then a heavy downfall of the gloom again.

From Passages from the American Notebooks, Volume 2. by Nathaniel Hawthorne




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