glimmer
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Gen Z and Gen Alpha deserve a glimmer of it, a reminder that they can lib out even harder as they inherit the earth.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Many Haitians see in the Salvadoran military mission a glimmer of hope that could mark the beginning of the end of the reign of terror in which local gangs have held the country for years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Some analysts see a glimmer of hope in the recent thaw between India and China, marked by high-level political engagement and moves to revive cross-border trade through Himalayan routes.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
A coral nursery is providing a faint glimmer of hope and has even seen the return of plankton-feeding fish.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
In a glimmer of light, a motherly woman showed herself.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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Hiring showed glimmers of improvement, though, and the payroll processor ADP reported that private employers added 86,000 jobs last month.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
UN chief Antonio Guterres cited "glimmers of hope" for Haiti in a visit Tuesday to the impoverished Caribbean nation long plagued by political, economic and security woes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
The party is pointing to some glimmers of hope among these election results, including Westminster and holding on to other councils such as Harlow, Broxbourne, Bexley and Fareham.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
A candle inside a tall red glass threw glints and glimmers across her body.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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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
The afternoon sun glimmered off the ocean as I drove down MacArthur Boulevard in Newport Beach to fulfill a promise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
At night, they glimmered across the water: Twenty-five thousand tiny LEDs, stretching 1.8 miles across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
All around them lights glimmered through the mists, a hundred candles pale as shrouded stars.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Despite the glimmering signs of stress on the domestic front, Chinese leaders recently signalled they have no intention of rolling out any major policy easing in the near term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
She looked very pretty indeed, in robes of shocking pink, with her long dark plait braided with gold, and gold bracelets glimmering at her wrists.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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