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bright lights

British  

plural noun

  1. places of entertainment in a city

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Or is it that the shade of his green skin makes them appear more chiseled under bright lights?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Although an emergency room can keep someone safe, many autistic people find its bright lights, incessant noise and unfamiliarity to be more distressing than helpful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The new Publix was built with bright lights and wider aisles to give customers more space to navigate with shopping carts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

What Bondi did this week under the bright lights of the U.S.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2026

Within seconds he saw two bright lights barreling out of the dark.

From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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