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Jordan sewed sage green curtains to conceal additional storage spaces and further brighten the space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

There’s no sign that appearances will soon brighten.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

While trends should begin to brighten in China–where tighter rules on boozing among public officials have hit cognac sales–the outlook in the U.S. market remains worrying for the group.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Wangchuk studied mechanical engineering after a relative noticed his experiments with concave mirrors to brighten dark buildings and cook food.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

To brighten up the space, workers attached window frames to the solid concrete walls and painted pleasant nature scenes inside the frames.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

“It kind of brightens the day a little bit because it’s just so random.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

She brightens into a smile, then tears come.

From BBC ● May 29, 2026

“With the record high gold prices, stronger sales volume growth brightens its earnings growth outlook,” the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025

The sky brightens when the seal of the Capitol appears as if floating in space.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Rather than struggle with the weight of expectation, his performances have improved as the spotlight on him has brightened.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Her work focused on periods when the galaxy's X-ray output brightened in flares and on how the X-ray signal evolved in the hours afterward.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

"She was always cheerful, positive and kind, with a smile on her face and a warmth that brightened the day of those around her," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

The company’s prospects brightened at the end of that year when it completed its first-ever controlled landing of a Falcon 9 rocket, paving the way for reusable rockets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

There was no shame in working with your hands and returning home at night to a glass of ice water and the satisfaction that you'd brightened someone's afternoon with a pock-free fender.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris

A street artist known as the "Minion Man" has turned his attention to brightening up his area's dirty and vandalised street cabinets.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Already, the technical picture for stocks is brightening, signaling that the rebound in chip stocks and the broader momentum factor seen this week might continue, Kettern wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Marine cloud brightening concentrates particles close to Earth's surface in one specific region.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 3, 2026

But from where we sat, it was as if we were inside a sun going up at night, the suspended bands of light brightening and intensifying our yellow abode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

“Yeah, but was it, though?” said Harry, turning to look out of the window at the brightening sky.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling