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[glimps] / glɪmps /




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Acquiring them can offer chip makers an early glimpse at where AI development is headed and an opportunity to shape product road maps around it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

One glimpse of this can be seen in the Swedish exhibition, which notes that many free men and women owned weapons, but only a few truly saw themselves as warriors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

There was a gray mist among the trees, but I had a glimpse of my leader.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

He has shown only glimpses of his excellent domestic form, returning a high score of 21.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

USC has, in glimpses this season, looked like a team that belongs among those Big Ten behemoths.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 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 first few glimpses at the economy in the third quarter appear to show Americans scaling back after splurging in the spring.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

I catch glimpses of modern-looking mansions tucked within the forest: the reflective glint of a window, the edge of a smooth wall.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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

While Embo didn’t have much screen time, he can be glimpsed among the scum and villainy in a handful of episodes including Season 2 Episode 17, Season 5 Episode 14 and Season 6 Episode 5.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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

The first image shows an 'Earthrise' as the astronauts glimpsed our home planet peaking out beyond a cratered lunar landscape.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026

They are historical ghosts, glimpsed only in the mirror of others’ opinions.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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

Niagara Falls State Park has various vantage points ideal for glimpsing the natural phenomenon, and there will be interpretive staff offering educational programming in conjunction with the event.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 4, 2024

I remember glimpsing a big bureaucrat whose face filled one of the windowpanes and thinking, Maybe he ought to come in here and try it himself.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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