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inner lights

noun

plural of inner light

as in spirits

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Dolly Parton made her final public appearance just two months before her death at the age of 80 and was in good spirits at the time.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Alcoholic beverages Wine, beer, spirits, including whiskey, vodka, gin, are all impacted.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of spirits

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Not every productive moment needs an audience, a grand entrance, or your name in lights.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026
At night, few lights are turned on inside these beautiful slabs; of the twelve units in each building, only one or two are illuminated, meaning that most people with residences there live elsewhere in the city.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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From that point on, Kusama’s absorbing and fresh art, once charged by avant-garde energies, became more or less a meaning-free expression of market principles, an exercise in branding.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Roger Pielke Fossil energies took a big hit and for the first time since 2010, fossil fuel production did not increase worldwide.

— Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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Some art experts have expressed concern that vibrations from the track construction and race itself could damage the artifacts inside.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026
The MagneDrive system uses magnetic induction for silent, high-torque rotation, isolating the platter from motor vibrations and eliminating belts.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of vibrations

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The vibes continue to pick up during the guests’ predinner fashion show, for which the crew sets up a red carpet.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
While a release date hasn’t been announced yet, Fey teased that there would be more cozy vibes in the series about love and friendship.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of vibes

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Lots of seemingly brave souls have submitted once activists got their hooks in them.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
That narrow-mindedness is immediately apparent when Nick asks his congregation to help the group of unhoused people, a little over a dozen souls or so, who live in a makeshift camp on the edge of town.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

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