glimpse
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Later in the film, Oppenheim depicts a brief glimpse of said figure, lurking in the bushes outside of Conradt’s home in the wake of his suicide.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
In a small courtyard garden in Portugal, we got a glimpse of what Pinto was like as a boy.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The massive project funded from 13 federal, state and local agencies, gives a glimpse of what’s to come for Long Beach thoroughfares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Brook got a quick glimpse of the market’s reaction—a sharp jump in yields on short and longer-duration bonds—before turning his phone onto airplane mode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Geese and other birds back home migrate for the winter, and I liked catching a glimpse of them traveling in their flying vees, but it was nothing like this.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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Just as Dan glimpses Gretta’s raw potential, she sees his lost purpose, and the two launch a mutual rescue mission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
“It was among the first glimpses of how this model is operating in practice. But we don’t have a great picture on whether it was resolved or whether it will continue to be an issue.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Napoleon’s invasion failed, but the experts he sent in—draftsmen, scientists, archaeologists—found tantalizing glimpses of ancient wonders such as the Rosetta Stone and the Luxor obelisk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The trailer for his new show, Meet the Owens, shows glimpses of what appears to be a happy home life with his wife and children.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
I'd only caught glimpses through his study a couple times, but that's just how it was with us.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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In his enthusiasm, he may have glimpsed a sliver of truth long before the rest of us knew how to look for it.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
Yet “Born to Kill” thrums with the pent-up energy of a guy who glimpsed the possibility that he might not sing again.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
In Coltrane’s drawing, Mr. Alexander once glimpsed a geometric arrangement that helped him think about quantum gravity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?
From Slate ● Apr. 23, 2026
Tall marsh grass obscured my view to the right, but as soon as we had motored around it, I glimpsed the remains of an old dock—a place where J.T.,
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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For many people, even glimpsing a hornet's stinger is enough to cause alarm.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2025
Disgruntled merchants have blocked off the famous Maradona Square in Naples, preventing tourists and visitors from glimpsing the gigantic mural of the Argentine footballer, in a row over bureaucracy.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
Flashbacks mix in bits and pieces of documentary footage, glimpsing a few highlights of her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2024
“To hear Mitchell hit certain notes again in that inimitable voice was like glimpsing, in the wild, a magnificent bird long feared to have gone extinct.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2024
The memory was milky and distorted, like I was glimpsing someone else’s dream.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
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