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glimmer

[glim-er] / ˈglɪm ər /




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When prices for previously owned homes hit a record high of $440,600 in June, Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors, said the latest housing data contained a glimmer of positive news.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Gil remembers, smiling, that at that moment he thought, "Oh my God, there's a step. There's a glimmer of hope."

From Barron's Jul. 5, 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

Yet one piece of Stellantis’s struggling business gave a glimmer of hope for Filosa: a partnership with an obscure Chinese automaker called Leapmotor.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Even the glimmer of hope he felt when they finally pulled into the parking lot required a history he didn’t want to tell.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

"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

Even with higher borrowing costs in the near term, there are some glimmers of improved affordability for home buyers.

From MarketWatch May 21, 2026

Still, those glimmers of hope fueled a massive rally on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite all posting their best days since last May.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

She’s about twenty years old, dressed in a long, straight wraparound skirt and a puffy white blouse that glimmers in the morning light.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The afternoon sun glimmered off the ocean as I drove down MacArthur Boulevard in Newport Beach to fulfill a promise.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2025

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

The flames had died in the early morning, leaving a deep bed of sullen coals that glimmered when the wind brushed them.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

At the Orange County Auto Show, Corinne Lawson and her husband took a test drive in a glimmering white Mustang Mach-E, an all-electric vehicle made by Ford.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2025

Standing at the sink, filling the kettle, he looked up at the Riddle House and saw lights glimmering in its upper windows.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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