sliver
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She said that cloud cover scuppered the view for most of the time, but about 19:00 the clouds parted and a sliver of the sun was visible from behind the moon.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
An announcement from Pakistan's defence minister that the two were "close to some sort of arrangement" provided a sliver of hope Tuesday, though that later faded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 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
The nonprofit has long maintained that the land — reportedly the last undeveloped sliver of Big Bear Lake’s shoreline — represents critical foraging habitat for the eagles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
A sliver of moonlight from one of the hall’s windows illuminated Kamau’s face as he came closer.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
After a long run, nothing was better than Diet Coke straight from the freezer, the soda feathered with slivers of ice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It also sees its role of defending Thailand's territorial claims as a sacred one, even though this conflict is about tiny slivers of mostly unpopulated land.
From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025
The Chicken Katli has thin slivers of chicken and on top is truffle.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2024
In the resulting paintings, the small photographic moments are reduced to tiny slivers emerging from the paint, playing a delightful game of hide-and-seek.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024
Very gradually, in tiny slivers, dawn began to break through the fog, and from my position in the brush I could see ten or fifteen meters up the trail.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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