brighten
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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
These ancient variable stars are especially important because they brighten and dim in a predictable pattern.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
The acid should be present enough to brighten the beans and keep the dish from feeling heavy, but not so assertive that it dominates.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026
“Well, I’m going to miss you around the house. Never did see anything brighten up your granddaddy like having you here did.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
“It kind of brightens the day a little bit because it’s just so random.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 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
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
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
Gillian Jones said she liked it and it "brightened her day".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
As her success blossomed, Kusama’s fiberglass sculptures of flowers and pumpkins got bigger, her palette brightened and her installations became more kaleidoscopic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 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
The outlook for managed-care players brightened significantly at the start of April.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Suddenly the room brightened dazzlingly as the door scraped open.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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
The researchers expected marine cloud brightening to influence the climate, but not to this extent.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026
Across the stalk land, into the pine woods, into the climbing, brightening glow of the dawn, the boy followed the dog, whose anxious pace slowed from age as they went.
From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong
