brighten
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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
The olive brine acts almost like a finishing seasoning, bringing acidity and salinity that brighten the entire dish.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Some may instead brighten when the explosion's shock wave crashes into surrounding material.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Rather than trying to brighten the room, he leaned into the moodiness by buying inexpensive, USB battery-powered spotlights that are mounted on the ceiling with magnets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Normal schools do fun things. We’ve been such a bunch of sad sacks lately. It’s my job as seventh-grade president to brighten things up a little.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
“It kind of brightens the day a little bit because it’s just so random.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
He said he had seen a few of the cranes at the site over the years which "always brightens up your day".
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
The picture brightens for small U.S. stocks, which have an expected real return of 4.8%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
Each fall, the Taurid meteor shower brightens the night sky from late October through early November.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2025
Hideo smiles at me, truly smiles, in a way that brightens his eyes.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
Gillian Jones said she liked it and it "brightened her day".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Confidence among German investors brightened unexpectedly this month on hopes for a prompt end to the Iran war, though it still remains deep in negative territory as firms navigate higher energy prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
The outlook for managed-care players brightened significantly at the start of April.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
A few days after the initial flash, it brightened again, shifted to bluer light, and showed hydrogen in its spectra.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2026
A couple of them brightened when Coal reached out to them.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
After the analysis, she was able to pick from care packages, each with a different purpose, such as slowing aging, hydrating the skin, clarifying it or brightening it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
She could wake him, but already the sky outside is brightening, and she dreads the thought of saying goodbye.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
