glimmer
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Jewelry sales have offered a glimmer of hope for retailers this year, as wealthier shoppers spend like inflation doesn’t exist.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
This week, the entertainment business got a glimmer of hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The flames provided the only light under the night sky and the black valley would glimmer with flecks of orange.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
But in that 1967 episode, when she was still an unknown, the only glimmer to behold was embroidered on the host’s jacket.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
And each time he saw again the look on the man’s face—first the glimmer of recognition, then, caught off guard, the other thing, the ripple—he felt a queasiness in his gut.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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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
"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
Some glimmers of hope have emerged from what we do know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Soon after, I crest a rise and spot something strange ahead: glimmers of light, like moonlight shining down on a lake.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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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
The sun glimmered on the sea outside his west-facing windows.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 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
Its scales glimmered in the sun and flames licked from its mouth.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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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
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
Antonio Obá’s painting of a monk-like horseman at Mendes Wood DM, his copper-hued cloak glimmering under a turquoise sky while his gaze pierces the viewer, is a small master class in paint-handling and color theory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The sky-ferry spread out before them: lush velvet seats, brass buttons Ella wished she could press, and a constellation map glimmering with colorful animals.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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