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or kleig light
: a carbon arc lamp used especially in making motion pictures
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Most makers who identified with the independent label toiled in the shadows, far from the klieg lights that shone on their name-brand competitors.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
But away from the klieg lights, a different side of Elizabeth Taylor — witty, wounded, desperate to prove herself — was shared with the tight circle of confidants who surrounded her during her tumultuous life.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
Spectacle, the klieg light of the powerful since before even the ancient Olympics, is still more than capable of blinding us to the dark.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
Within six weeks, not even klieg lights show a hint of suturing.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
But away from the klieg lights, a different side of Elizabeth Taylor — witty, wounded, desperate to prove herself — was shared with the tight circle of confidants who surrounded her during her tumultuous life.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
Spectacle, the klieg light of the powerful since before even the ancient Olympics, is still more than capable of blinding us to the dark.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
Within six weeks, not even klieg lights show a hint of suturing.
—Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 23 July 2024
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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klieg%20light. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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