bask
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Our slow approach lets me bask in the memories I find even in a little thing—and then let the object go.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
There’s ample media coverage of older Americans who bask in apparent paradise somewhere far from home.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Instead, he was content to bask in the attention at the podium, while keeping his ambitions to himself.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
Still, snakes may emerge during a winter warm spell to bask in the sun, said Greg Pauly, curator of herpetology at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
It’s not as bright as Earth’s sun, but the jungle and lake bask in its golden glow.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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While Guy basks in professional success, Rosemary begins to wilt, enduring intense pain and flashbacks to a nightmare she had on the night of conception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped make that success possible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
In a flurry of plucked and orchestral strings, Caroline Rose affirms her love by ruling out other possibilities, then basks in wordless choral ecstasy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
After the nerve-shredding 12-11 win by the Springboks - the side's famous nickname - those day-to-day issues can be put to one side for a while as the nation basks in the afterglow of victory.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2023
He whispers in her ear, and she basks in the attention, trumpeting happily at the sight of him.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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With a broad smile, he took in the scene and basked in the adulation of a crowd that viewed him as a hero.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Easter Road basked not just in the sunshine but in the anxiety of their guests, the unspeakable horror of having their league dream buffeted by their greatest rivals.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
News of a cease-fire ahead of the talks provided a global sigh of relief, and Pakistan basked in praise from around the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Govan basked in the limelight nearby, shaking hands and doling out hugs and back pats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
Toward the end of that year, the friends reunited at the American Physical Society meeting in New Orleans, where they basked in their rising eminence and remained, evidently, inseparable.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Infantino had been basking in the warm afterglow of a highly successful World Cup -- the largest ever with 48 teams and co-hosted by three countries, Canada, Mexico and the US.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
And now, with championship aspirations entering his 13th season, and fifth in Los Angeles, Mack is basking in his role as the Chargers’ elder statesman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Just as Ohio State was basking in this groundbreaking partnership, news arrived that fancypants Notre Dame was getting an even more lucrative deal with the financial services platform SoFi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Morgan said that while recent basking shark sightings have been encouraging, there was still a lot to learn about the animals and what influenced where they were went.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"You do not see the beauty, do you? You have spent too long basking in Ishtar's light."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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