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He added that the government had pledged £40m to improve prison security, including enhanced CCTV, new windows and floodlighting.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022

British Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the tunnel Thursday and announced plans for a “substantial” increase in security guards, higher fences, surveillance cameras, floodlighting and infrared detection technology.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2015

But Mr. Dingman’s own style stands out: he uses it not just for melody and percussion but also for sound, in long, smoky chords beaming out like floodlighting.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2011

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From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi