reflector

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Recent Examples of reflector The Illuminate has an asymmetrical optical design that uses special reflectors to ensure that while the light brightens up the desk space, none of that light spills onto the surface of the display, avoiding the creation of additional glare and unwanted reflections. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025 The reflectors come in all shapes: lemon, poodle, swan, hedgehog, soccer ball. Julia Whelan Emma Kehlbeck Jeremy McLennan, New York Times, 2 May 2025 The concept is similar to reflectors on a runway that help guide landing airplanes, and the LRA can operate without the need for power or mechanical control. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Feb. 2025 Like the reflectors that guide planes, the LRA mirrors can provide guidance and navigation for future missions, both crewed and robotic. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reflector
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Noun
  • And water, as the narrator observes, was the first mirror of the world.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 20 July 2025
  • The latest recall effort — inspired by Herzberg's vote to preserve the state's current income tax rate — mirrors previous recall efforts over Democratic lawmakers' tax positions.
    Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
Noun
  • Although this modern-day Cinderella leaves behind her cell phone, rather than a glass slipper.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
  • The oversized yoga shala hosts daily activities and events, with stunning sea views and sliding glass doors to unwind to the healing sound of waves.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025

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