lantern
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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
Walking around the dusty streets of Tuntou you see evidence of lantern making everywhere you go.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2026
Diogenes the Cynic famously carried a lantern searching for an honest man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
I ran down into the valley toward an oasis where a grove of poplar trees swayed like lantern flames.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Green lanterns are interstellar peacekeepers who wear rings that give them extraordinary powers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
Those plans included improvements to the roof, replacement lanterns and internal works to rooms including the south anteroom and dining areas.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
By this time of day, everything— from the windows of the two-story buildings to the red lanterns strung up for tourists—had been covered in the dust that somehow drifted in from the Mohave.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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