twinkle

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It’s something that should have come up at your onboarding with the financial planner, even if you signed up with them a long time ago and retirement was only a twinkle in your eye.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

"You're not meant to be laughing, but you can see all your mates trying to make you laugh, and they've got that twinkle in their eye," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

We’ve cleared the postcard phase of winter — the fat twinkle lights, the bow-strapped storefronts, the flattering first snow — but spring has not yet agreed to show up.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Holiday markets abound, trees twinkle with light, and bells sound in the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

With a twinkle in his eyes and a silly little grin on his face, Grandpa said, “The only way I can think of is for you to poke your finger in it.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls