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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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Slipping out of blankets and off of tall, puffy mattresses, we give thanks, take a crystal, a mantra card … and leave the giant mattress warehouse for the bright lights of Glendale Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

Despite the bitter series defeat there were some bright lights for England, who lost fast bowlers Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson to injury at various points.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

The operating room is small and crowded, full of blindingly bright lights, which highlight how grubby this place is.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman