lantern
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However, for now, this is China's lantern town, and its residents are proud that it is known this way.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2026
Held mid-December each year, the festival acts as a platform to highlight the region's famed lantern industry, which first started more than 100 years ago.
From Barron's ● Dec. 19, 2025
“We’re not going to hang a lantern on exactly what he’s feeling here,” Fuller said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 2025
Grandma returned to my room holding an electric lantern in one hand and a lighter in the other.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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
On a workbench nearby, sea mine-shaped lamps stand on metal casts of hawk feet alongside caged bubble glass lanterns that appear as if they might burst from internal pressure.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
On a walk to Soho for fish and chips in London this week, I was struck by the vibrant red lanterns in Chinatown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
To imagine how many lanterns would be hung here, at any given time, is like trying to count how many trees would be in the Amazon.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
There is so much that glows in the circus, from flames to lanterns to stars.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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