glimmer
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The announcement has, so far, been met with little enthusiasm in Gaza, though some people told the BBC they saw a glimmer of hope.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
There’s a glimmer of good news in the story of Americans’ whopping credit-card bill.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 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
Thomas E. Franklin’s “Raising the Flag at Ground Zero,” taken only hours after the twin towers had collapsed, provided a glimmer of hope among the wreckage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
The orange glow from the night-sky over London crept into the room and cast a glimmer of light on to its walls.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Some glimmers of hope have emerged from what we do know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 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
Even as graduate hiring shows early glimmers of a rebound, summer internship opportunities appear to be getting scarcer—while competition for them only gets more intense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
It’s hard to tell exactly what’s going on, but as the weeks pass we begin to catch glimmers.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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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
Even in that video, however, the falls glimmered behind the human parade, shocking in their beauty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
Then, as he did throughout the night, Clemons took center stage and wailed on his sax that glimmered in the setting sun.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
Her four eyes glimmered as if she had a separate thought behind each and was trying to weave them into a coherent web.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 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
His first solo museum presentation in 2024, at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, included a glimmering installation of amber splayed across the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
Dawn came glimmering, and slowly a grey light grew about them.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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