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brighten

[brahyt-n] / ˈbraɪt n /




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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

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

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

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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