glimpse
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If you want to catch a glimpse, keep an eye on the forecast to see if the weather will allow a clear view.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Both he and his film could share the same subtitle he used for his first short: “A glimpse into the penetrating insightful examination of the delusions of a bottom-dwelling dreamer.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Busan authorities livestreamed the operation as curious onlookers gathered along the canal for another glimpse of the shark.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The landscape preserves a remarkable glimpse into the distant past.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
His eyes sprang open again, and he caught a glimpse of his own stricken expression in his parents’ dresser mirror.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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In Crete, Manchester City's Laura Blindkilde Brown, 23, showed glimpses of her ball-playing ability, while in the second leg 20-year-old Chelsea academy graduate Potter impressed in midfield.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
He has shown only glimpses of his excellent domestic form, returning a high score of 21.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The upcoming events promise glimpses into a few of Tesla’s most ambitious products.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
However, there were also plenty of glimpses that suggest the kids will be all right.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
I added these glimpses of his real life to the non-creepy file of Real Traveler Information in my head.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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Eyewitnesses who glimpsed Shaw in the final minutes before the attack described him as “bent on accomplishing or dying.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Mike and Jane are separated, but maybe not that separated, despite the fact that she has a boyfriend — Campbell Scott, briefly glimpsed, as a senator — due to move in to the family house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
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
And if Finn hadn’t ridden the Night Mare, hadn’t glimpsed the gaps for himself, he would have thought Charlie was crazy.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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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
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
But it wasn’t until she was researching that book that Pfaelzer began glimpsing another neglected history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
Nok remembered glimpsing her mother's dressing table through a gap between the servants' bodies.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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