see the light

phrase

: to discover or realize a usually obscured truth

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Now, with Zedd’s production and Candy Crush’s fantastical Candy Country setting, Twain sees the light of another beautiful chapter for the classic. Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 For now, the future location of the national collection remains undecided, and the project’s backers are hopeful that the museum design by Japan’s SANAA architects will see the light of day in another location. Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Juiced, however, never really saw the light of day — at least not in the way its creator intended. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026 Another engineer inspected the work and later did a foreign object search but didn’t see the light was left behind, the report said. Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for see the light

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“See the light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/see%20the%20light. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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