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Sunlight could be captured and beamed to Earth, even at night.—
Judith Kohler,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025 -
While the creators at the NFL game were filming a wacky sketch in the end zone, Mohan was watching from the sidelines, beaming at the access his platform gave them.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Oct. 2025
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Abercrombie & Fitch is officially shining a light on the women of the NFL for its latest campaign.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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The bankruptcy shines a spotlight on how millions of Americans are hurting from the high cost of living and sluggish job market.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Understanding which bird species react to changes in light could be key as the world brightens due to the increasing presence of artificial light.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Writers need time to get to know their stars’ strengths, even if those stars have been brightening our screens for decades.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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These enhaloed the heads of models who led the audience down a garden path in New York’s Marble Cemetery into a romantic realm of fairy tale and fantasy.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
14 Dec. 2018
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The self-reflective tone marks a thematic shift for a band whose debut radiated a cool irony, pulling emotional punches in favor of observations centered around mid-20s delusion.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
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Once formed, these waves can travel across entire ocean basins, radiating outward from the point of disturbance and impacting coastlines far from the origin.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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After Tietjen was shot several times, candles were lit around his body.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Together, their work lays the foundation for a future where clean mobility is powered by the very poles that light our streets.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Beat (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beat%20%28down%29. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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