in a different light
idiom
: in a different way : differently
I see things in a different light now.
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Those dynamics are putting the spending on a money-losing, still-experimental endeavor like Kuiper in a different light.
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Israel’s government would also have to learn to see Iran in a different light.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2012
Israeli spokesmen portrayed the attack in a different light, as evidence of its deep knowledge of Iran’s military outposts, its ability to hit anywhere in the country and to send a message to the regime in Tehran.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
The success of certainly the Taken films, Hollywood seems to see me in a different light.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 Oct. 2024
Israel’s government would also have to learn to see Iran in a different light.
—Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2012
Israeli spokesmen portrayed the attack in a different light, as evidence of its deep knowledge of Iran’s military outposts, its ability to hit anywhere in the country and to send a message to the regime in Tehran.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
The success of certainly the Taken films, Hollywood seems to see me in a different light.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“In a different light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20different%20light. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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