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In reality, the tests for battery life and brightness are separate, and brightness dims as the battery drains.—
Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 27 Dec. 2025
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The light dims, the temperatures drop, and suddenly the world asks you to become your own source of warmth.—
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Jo Brand squashes one of hers, David Baddiel tries to eat his, while Rose Matafeo and Ed Gamble rip theirs to shreds and Katy Wix overestimates the naturalism of holding a hard hat under one arm for an extended period of time.—
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Creative play brightens, and feelings gently soften as the Moon leaps into your 5th House of Affection.—
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Seeking a vitamin C that brightens without irritation?—
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Immaculate snows that fall over a table go on falling anecdotally forever.—
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The energy lightens and expands in the final third of the month.—
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Our version lightens things up with a delicate, melt-in-your-mouth cookie.—
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Around the summer solstice the alligator mother shoves vegetation from her wetland habitat into a pile to create a nest.—
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When Arthur tries to stop the stranger who has invaded his home from rifling through his drawers, Frank shoves the frail man to the ground.—
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Filming in front of real audiences, alongside real racers and real pit crews, the director crowds the screen with people.—
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Long takes emphasize the mental labor of Hujar’s self-exploration, and Sachs’s framing (with cinematography by Alex Ashe) crowds the pair together to evoke the intimacy of their talk.—
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Long-standing geological evidence from Antarctica and elsewhere around the world shows that as ice melts and flows off the land, the land itself rises because the ice no longer presses it down.—
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But as any reader knows, the life ruining is the point, and Red Rising is a book that Abughazaleh presses into a lot of people’s hands.—
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“Mats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mats. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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