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lantern

[lan-tern] / ˈlæn tərn /


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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

A giant Japanese lantern floats above them like an orb.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026

Citrus lingers — oranges, grapefruit, tangerines — holding onto the last of their brightness like a lantern carried through fog.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Following the incident, Bristol City Council released images of an elephant carved in ivory, an ivory statue of the Buddha, a ship lantern and an Emancipation token.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

I got the lantern, lit it, and Papa and I walked out to the barn.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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