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
In a tribute the extended family of five-year-old Nala said "her smile could brighten the darkest day"
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
I saw him brighten as he leaned over the computer to fiddle with his music playlist.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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If you enjoy heat, ask for extra basbaas, a green chile and cilantro sauce that brightens the whole plate.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“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
The picture brightens for small U.S. stocks, which have an expected real return of 4.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
The sky fades from reddish yellow to black and then brightens all over again.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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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
Roz was marching when the sunlight faded and the city lights brightened.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
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After the analysis, she was able to pick from care packages, each with a different purpose, such as slowing aging, hydrating the skin, clarifying it or brightening it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 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
Marine cloud brightening has often been proposed for the eastern sides of ocean basins because of its strong cooling potential.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
He walked to a nearby dark shadow that was cast from the brightening horizon.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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