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U.S. manufacturers have increased their head count by 72,000 since December, a flicker of hope after years of declining employment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

A group could be deep in conversation when the puck sprang to life, producing a brief, collective flicker of delight.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.

From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026

It was a frightening scene, and the goose felt a flicker of panic.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

As Digger and the president peer out a window, a light flickers.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Mounted slightly above head height and illuminated like a shrine, it flickers among Art Deco radio, fierce guardian and modern sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

On the corner of another table, the flame from a candle flickers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Inside an underground shelter at a hospital in the Israeli city of Haifa, a television screen flickers with images of Iranian missiles as doctors and midwives deliver Sarah Bird's third child.

From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026

She makes a marching motion, trying to smile, but it falls quickly and the sadness flickers back into her face.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett

After carefully twisting cables together and testing them with a multimeter, a small bulb flickered on, then another, signalling that the current was flowing.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The neon kangaroo flickered, releasing a rhythmic, neon buzz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

As the lights flickered back on, baptism in blackout over, one attendee quipped that the show was now, officially, "very authentic".

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

As lights flickered on along the passageways, I followed my guide further inside.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

A huge electronic screen flickered with train schedules.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

However, it wasn't until 2022 -- when the Ukraine war triggered a global energy shock -- that inflation started flickering back to life in resource-poor Japan.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

However, Gauff raised her hand to halt play because of a flickering light in the side panels surrounding the court.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

To McKinnon, it comes down to the “tradition of humans telling a story by flickering light” harking back to prehistoric times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

At one point father and baby ate grass together, the big grass fronds flickering around their heads as they chomped.

From Slate ● May 27, 2026

In the sconces’ flickering light, he noted Kamau looked even more fatigued than usual.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray