brim
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Meanwhile, songs like “Down South” brim with nostalgia for days gone by — in this instance, memories of a hitchhiking jaunt with Harrison.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Filling the stockpile to the brim will cost around $20 billion according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
The result is storage facilities that are full to the brim.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
As the groups progressed toward the medal contenders, the crowd filled Milano Ice Skating Arena to the brim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
Whenever we’ve needed a big hit this afternoon, we’ve held our caps upside down by the brim and shaken them like rattles at the Titans pitcher.
From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner
If school uniform rules are relaxed, children should wear loose, light-coloured clothing where possible and sunhats with wide brims.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Each frame is meticulously constructed; every beat of the script brims with passion.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Consign Design traffics in luxury labels like Brunello, Prada, Gucci and Hermès, along with top-drawer skiwear, while Capelet Consign brims with AG, Theory, Veronica Beard and Ulla Johnson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
“Little Amélie” brims with feeling for every precious moment of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
They beat the brims of their hats against their legs before putting diem on and trudged down the road like old promises nobody wanted kept.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
And social media brimmed with foreign fans admiring the US way of life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Everything about the production embraced simplicity and sincerity, and the result was an ultimately sad and strange tale that nevertheless brimmed with unforced warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
Comments on the piece brimmed with hostility for the very idea that a life prioritizing pets might be more joyous and meaningful than one spent searching for a suitable human.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2025
On the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, many areas that once brimmed with arabica have been paved over for housing estates or shopping malls.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
Where he had once cared for only one boy, he now brimmed with love for this bristling vixen and her ragged brother.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Indian Creek Country Club, Miami’s nearly century-old, exclusive club, sits in the heart of a private island brimming with so many ultrawealthy residents it is known as the Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Miami’s nearly century-old, exclusive membership outfit sits in the heart of Indian Creek, a private island brimming with so many ultrawealthy residents it is known as the Billionaire Bunker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Maerl beds may closely resemble corals but they are in fact thousands of pieces of free-living calcified seaweed that can interlock to create a carpet brimming with life.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
But a recent journey showed me that little-known Colima is brimming with fascinating foods and drinks only found here, and has a burgeoning culinary scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Looking around, I see people staring ahead, wide eyes brimming with fear, with tears, seething with anger.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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