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The outlook came as the company said it swung to a profit in what CEO Lourenco Goncalves called its strongest quarterly results in three years, with domestic trade policy helping brighten its prospects.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 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

One former senior minister told me Reeves had "spent a lot of time and energy painting a picture of her grim inheritance in the expectation things would brighten up quickly and she could claim credit".

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“Normal schools do fun things. We’ve been such a bunch of sad sacks lately. It’s my job as seventh-grade president to brighten things up a little.”

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

He said he had seen a few of the cranes at the site over the years which "always brightens up your day".

From BBC ● Apr. 9, 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

There’s a whisper of lemon or lime that brightens without shouting, and sugar that amplifies sweetness rather than dominating it, leaving the peach as the undeniable star.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

“A little off the sternum, sir?” my father asks him, and Mr. Banerji brightens at the word.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Gillian Jones said she liked it and it "brightened her day".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

When it was time for an elder gent to step to the podium, the judge brightened.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Her work focused on periods when the galaxy's X-ray output brightened in flares and on how the X-ray signal evolved in the hours afterward.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

"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

Instantly, the whole room brightened into a sort of hyper-focus for Jack.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

She continued thanking celebity hairstylist David Stanwell for brightening up her “cloudy day.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

She noted that marine cloud brightening could potentially be used in other locations, although achieving the same amount of global cooling would likely require a much larger effort.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

“Yeah, but was it, though?” said Harry, turning to look out of the window at the brightening sky.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling