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luminous

[loo-muh-nuhs] / ˈlu mə nəs /




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The production’s assets also include luminous star power supplied by Raúl Esparza and Lily Rabe as King Leontes of Sicilia and his Queen Hermione.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Joélle Harvey was a luminous Pamina; Josh Lovell a stalwart Tamino, even when the joke was on him.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

However, Kuwaki more than merited her celebrations in the fading daylight, not that you could have missed her with her mint-green top and luminous green ball.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The search led them to an exceptionally luminous galaxy known as JCMT0402−0424, located roughly 11 billion light-years from Earth.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2026

It was to be a luminous city with great glass houses where there was no trace remaining of the race of the Buendías.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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