glimmer
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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
Unfortunately they glimmer only dimly in this staging, which is played to an audience of just 60 seated in rows of chairs in a cleared space on the first floor of the bookstore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
There’s a glimmer of good news in the story of Americans’ whopping credit-card bill.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
News crews, Venezuelan officials and nearby residents were drawn to a remarkable scene that offered a glimmer of hope amid the country’s otherwise dystopian tableau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Penelope felt a glimmer of her old optimism coming back.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Some glimmers of hope have emerged from what we do know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The party is pointing to some glimmers of hope among these election results, including Westminster and holding on to other councils such as Harlow, Broxbourne, Bexley and Fareham.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
There were glimmers of that again this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
But just as in his freshman season, he showed glimmers of promise.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
At night, they glimmered across the water: Twenty-five thousand tiny LEDs, stretching 1.8 miles across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
Sheer mermaid gowns and dresses with sinuous three-dimensional florets glimmered with paillettes and tulle.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023
And Jack saw that the creatures pulling the sleigh were not winged horses at all, but a pack of horse-size white wolves with fur that glimmered in the moonlight.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Despite the glimmering signs of stress on the domestic front, Chinese leaders recently signalled they have no intention of rolling out any major policy easing in the near term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
That river, that chalk quarry, that estuary in the glimmering night—familiar landmarks.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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