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lantern

[lan-tern] / ˈlæn tərn /


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In 2024, shortly after the Dodgers signed two-way sensation Shohei Ohtani, the club moved the lantern to a place of prominence outside the top-deck gates, overlooking the downtown skyline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

In his downtime he would travel by horse and buggy across Pennsylvania and neighboring states with what he called his "exhibition": a new-fangled Edison phonograph, a magic lantern slide projector and later on, movies.

From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026

When asked about this, one elderly lantern maker said it was because they could easily fill diverse orders, no matter how small in scale, and do it more cheaply than factories could.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026

It’s dark by then and I light the lantern, and we all sit at the table.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

The plant belongs to Thismia, a genus of tiny species sometimes known as "fairy lanterns."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

In the wholesale markets of Yiwu, the Chinese city known for supplying the world with inexpensive goods, buyers can find prayer rugs, Quran stands, modest clothing, Ramadan lanterns and crescent-shaped decorations.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

At times, district administrators would pull out cellphones to take video or to wave like electronic lanterns at a rock concert.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

A wood stove heated our home, and we had kerosene lanterns at the ready in case of a power outage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Dozens—perhaps hundreds—of blue-flamed lanterns hung from the squat ceiling.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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