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glimpse

[glimps] / glɪmps /




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The products offer a glimpse of a much bigger business.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

They are among those hoping to catch a safe glimpse of Wednesday's solar eclipse - the UK's most significant since 1999 - but struggling to get their hands on the right gear.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

In one hack that an OpenAI researcher called “a glimpse into the near future,” a team of agents banded together and plotted their attack for weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

Curious locals hoping to catch a glimpse of the spectacle stood on the street in the humid evening air.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

Dodger spooked and ran deeper into the burning woods, but Akira caught a glimpse over her shoulder of what it was that had frightened them.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Archaeologist James Brown said the outlines were "intriguing glimpses into the oldest history of buildings known" at Mottisfont.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

There are no interesting choices, no glimpses of an artist’s vision.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

There are glimpses of dogs’ roles during the Middle Ages, the era of plantation slavery and the London Blitz.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

For a documentarian who specializes in personal movies, “Remake” feels especially revealing — both in terms of the glimpses we get of this father-son relationship and of unsolved mysteries that linger just outside the frame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

I had caught glimpses of the fashion shows in the open-air restaurant on the seventh floor.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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

"Jasper," a man with severe constipation who passes away in the sweltering waiting room, first appears in the season’s opening episode, and can later be glimpsed shedding layers of clothing.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 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

For many people, even glimpsing a hornet's stinger is enough to cause alarm.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2025

For most of the public, glimpsing this extraordinary mix -- home to the 18-hole Lodhi Course and the nine-hole Peacock Course -- is usually only possible by peering through its entrance gates.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

“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

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

“You’re just glimpsing the edges of the problem.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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