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or less commonly kleig light
: a carbon arc lamp used especially formerly in making movies
—often now used figuratively
By issuing the code, Chief Justice Roberts may well have turned off, or at least lowered the intensity of, those klieg lights of public scrutiny.—
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But only half of the leaders surveyed feel comfortable communicating their progress publicly, resulting in many companies shrinking away from making public sustainability statements amid intensifying political and public klieg lights.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
The Oscars have always been Hollywood’s most glamorous therapy session, where the industry lays bare its collective psyche under the klieg lights of the red carpet.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The Santor scam, which plays into the global arms race around tax incentives, shines a klieg light on the often opaque realm of film finance.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
With college football’s klieg lights trained on playoff expansion, NIL sanity, revenue sharing and the fast-approaching season — kickoff is just two weeks away — a small group of administrators is planning to overhaul the way the sport goes about its business.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
The Oscars have always been Hollywood’s most glamorous therapy session, where the industry lays bare its collective psyche under the klieg lights of the red carpet.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
The Santor scam, which plays into the global arms race around tax incentives, shines a klieg light on the often opaque realm of film finance.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
With college football’s klieg lights trained on playoff expansion, NIL sanity, revenue sharing and the fast-approaching season — kickoff is just two weeks away — a small group of administrators is planning to overhaul the way the sport goes about its business.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klieg%20light. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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