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What this exposé casts a light upon is a much less visible element.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

"If we can clearly understand the mechanisms for increasing the atmospheric oxygen content, it will shed light upon the biosignature detection in other planets," said Dr. Ratnayake.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

Company personnel sent out to observe how the equipment responded “observed a small flash of white light upon each re-energization,” according to a Feb. 6 letter from Edison to the California Public Utilities Commission.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

And having their stories explored: full of complications and messy past trauma that, while not always excusing their evil deeds, maybe shed some light upon the circumstances that led to their dastardly behavior.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022

Then they saw torches, countless points of fiery light upon the black fields behind, scattered like red flowers, or winding up from the lowlands in long flickering lines.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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