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lights

[lahyts] / laɪts /






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Fewer people would drive on the highway if we didn’t have cops to enforce the driving laws, if we didn’t have traffic lights and speed limits.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

The court heard Williams's family spotted the lights on their land and believed Dandridge was lamping, which is when people use bright lights to find animals such as rabbits and foxes, often with a dog.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Theirry Henry scored twice after Ruud van Nistelrooy's opener, but Ryan Giggs, top to tail in blue, stooped to make it 2-2 in a classic under the lights.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

You don’t go to New Orleans to hit the lights early and you don’t watch McIlroy play golf because you want to see someone take a snoozy lap around the track.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Suddenly there was an airplane between Angela and the runway lights, an airplane rolling rapidly toward the terminal.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix