brighten
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Wangchuk studied mechanical engineering after a relative noticed his experiments with concave mirrors to brighten dark buildings and cook food.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The olive brine acts almost like a finishing seasoning, bringing acidity and salinity that brighten the entire dish.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
With Tehran and Washington now having agreed a deal, which is due to be signed Friday in Switzerland, hopes are growing that the outlook will brighten.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
A series of converging yellow rays brighten the Wilshire/La Brea station.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
The universe may forget us, but our light will brighten the darkness for eons after we’ve departed this world.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
“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
A pinch of sea salt in a sweet bowl doesn’t just make it taste “better”—it deepens everything, sharpens the butter, brightens the fruit, makes the brown sugar taste like caramel instead of syrup.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
A blue-hued linoleum floor made to look like an aquarium, replete with singing fish and turtles, brightens the dark-wooded downstairs space and echoes the nautical elements Kesling introduced into his Streamline Moderne homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
The sky fades from reddish yellow to black and then brightens all over again.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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
A few days after the initial flash, it brightened again, shifted to bluer light, and showed hydrogen in its spectra.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
While her health has deteriorated, Michelle-Anna's outlook on life has brightened and she explained what's changed in her thinking.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
She brightened her headlights and noticed that debris was scattered throughout the water.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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
Even so, Stevenson emphasized that the findings should not be interpreted as a blanket rejection of marine cloud brightening.
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
An hour later, just before serving, I reached for the microplane again — another pass, another layer, the whole pot brightening at the edges.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2026
The air was damp with a thin mist of rain, brightening the trees and grass into an electric green.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
