glimmer
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Gen Z and Gen Alpha deserve a glimmer of it, a reminder that they can lib out even harder as they inherit the earth.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
There was perhaps a glimmer of hope that the accreditation threat might prompt self-reflection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Now, though, a glimmer of hope still exists for Russell, even if he is too realistic to think too much about it for now.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He pulled himself along, faster and faster, careless of his bleeding hands and aching legs, toward the source of that icy wind and the glimmer of white that beckoned him.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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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
UN chief Antonio Guterres cited "glimmers of hope" for Haiti in a visit Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Beyond Los Angeles, there are glimmers of hope that Californians may be tiring of being taken to the cleaners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Leo Tolstoy wrote that there is no happiness in life — only its glimmers.
From MarketWatch ● May 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
Even in that video, however, the falls glimmered behind the human parade, shocking in their beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 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
Tlie ruby on his wrist glimmered in the morning light like a dim red star.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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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
Alongside the spectacle of execution and the glimmering blood, Mary, John, St. Dominic and others beside Christ in many of these frescos cover their faces or turn away.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 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
His friends were like him, sunny and wealthy people who existed on the glimmering surface of things.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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