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brighten

[brahyt-n] / ˈbraɪt n /




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“I’ve found that it really helps brighten the skin, even the skin tone, prevents breakouts and also just helps with smell,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Jordan sewed sage green curtains to conceal additional storage spaces and further brighten the space.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

There’s no sign that appearances will soon brighten.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

As this initial line of downpours clears northwards the skies will brighten and sunny spells will develop, but further scattered showers that could again be very heavy and thundery are possible.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

After all that had happened, I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to brighten Jasper Jr.’s day.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen

“It kind of brightens the day a little bit because it’s just so random.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

“With the record high gold prices, stronger sales volume growth brightens its earnings growth outlook,” the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.

From Science Daily Oct. 31, 2025

The sight of school-leavers, known here as russe, walking around in colourful overalls is something of a coming-of-age tradition that brightens up the weeks before Norway's national day on 17 May.

From BBC May 30, 2025

Hideo smiles at me, truly smiles, in a way that brightens his eyes.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

"She was always cheerful, positive and kind, with a smile on her face and a warmth that brightened the day of those around her," he said.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

It will arrive after a fairly quiet year for IPOs that was brightened last week when Cerebras Systems, a Sunnyvale company that makes semiconductors for AI supercomputers, went public.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

Confidence among German investors brightened unexpectedly this month on hopes for a prompt end to the Iran war, though it still remains deep in negative territory as firms navigate higher energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

The outlook for managed-care players brightened significantly at the start of April.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

She took a deep breath, and then brightened.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

A street artist known as the "Minion Man" has turned his attention to brightening up his area's dirty and vandalised street cabinets.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Already, the technical picture for stocks is brightening, signaling that the rebound in chip stocks and the broader momentum factor seen this week might continue, Kettern wrote.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

The reason lies in how marine cloud brightening changes local weather.

From Science Daily Jul. 3, 2026

Despite the uneven distribution of economic gains across sectors, receding risks of an energy-driven inflation crisis are brightening the outlook for South Korea, which is benefiting from unabated demand for AI-related products.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

Across the stalk land, into the pine woods, into the climbing, brightening glow of the dawn, the boy followed the dog, whose anxious pace slowed from age as they went.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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