brighten
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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
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
When the hills in back of us began to brighten, Francey took up one of my hands and Maggie the other.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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“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
Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
Then Mom brightens and says, “How’s the food, Maisie?”
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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And some economists question whether growth prospects have fundamentally brightened, especially outside the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
Her song brightened the cold gray day so that a cowbird thought it was spring and began to sing in the old oak tree.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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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
Many telescopes can detect the brief brightening caused by microlensing, but Roman is expected to do much more.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
“We’ve got to break it,” she said, her whole face brightening.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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