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: a device that utilizes a flash tube for high-speed illumination (as in photography)
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The wearable panic buttons will only operate in areas where the strobes are, so employees don’t need to worry they’re being tracked, said Ernie Lozano, who oversees the district’s safety and security department.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The ball got aluminum skin, rhinestones, strobes, and computer controls in the late 1990s, and its now-signature crystal triangles (courtesy of Waterford Crystal) at the turn of the millennium.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
A bit more technology was later introduced, with strobes and computer controls.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2023
The famous strobe effect that magically ages the young cast members into adults has been ditched!
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
The ball got aluminum skin, rhinestones, strobes, and computer controls in the late 1990s, and its now-signature crystal triangles (courtesy of Waterford Crystal) at the turn of the millennium.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
A bit more technology was later introduced, with strobes and computer controls.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2023
The famous strobe effect that magically ages the young cast members into adults has been ditched!
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Strobe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strobe. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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strobe
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: a device that produces a very brief strong flash of light (as for photography) and that can be used repeatedly
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