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glimpse

[glimps] / glɪmps /




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Others, like the Palmers and Ferrante, ask for something far simpler: a glimpse of what could have been.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

As they twist in the legislative winds, they glimpse him mainly on his TV and podcast book tour— “Real Time With Bill Maher,” “CBS News Sunday Morning,” Fox News, even ABC’s “The View.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

The findings not only explain how modern ocean ecosystems came to be, but also offer a cautionary glimpse of how today's warming oceans could affect marine life.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Yarvin, Sun, Draper, and Liberland all give a glimpse into the future some of them envision for us.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

The morning after his dinner with Wing Chau, Eisman woke up to his first glimpse of the bond market in the flesh, and a lot of sensationally phony baroque ceiling frescoes.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Such a major injury takes time to recover from and it is only in glimpses during last season that we saw the Rodri of old.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

In recent weeks, Smith has shared heartwrenching glimpses into the family’s battle, including photos of Whimsy’s curls being shaved and her bald head bedazzled with gems.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

On Court One, Sinner showed glimpses of brilliance to beat world number 81 Brooksby, but was not at his absolute best.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

But the mom’s parting gift, a diary, provides opaque glimpses into her life with Alfonso in the mid-1980s.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

I'd only caught glimpses through his study a couple times, but that's just how it was with us.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

While Embo didn’t have much screen time, he can be glimpsed among the scum and villainy in a handful of episodes including Season 2 Episode 17, Season 5 Episode 14 and Season 6 Episode 5.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?

From Slate Apr. 23, 2026

In that seemingly mundane act, he glimpsed evidence of the turnaround for New York City’s shoplifting epidemic.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

But the character who interested me most was Bonnie, whose reality is only glimpsed.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

Now and then she glimpsed a round boulder or a patch of sand.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

For many people, even glimpsing a hornet's stinger is enough to cause alarm.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2025

Disgruntled merchants have blocked off the famous Maradona Square in Naples, preventing tourists and visitors from glimpsing the gigantic mural of the Argentine footballer, in a row over bureaucracy.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Additional spectators watched along the sidelines in hopes of glimpsing the series’ stars.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2025

“To hear Mitchell hit certain notes again in that inimitable voice was like glimpsing, in the wild, a magnificent bird long feared to have gone extinct.”

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2024

From what I’d been able to figure out, I had to touch someone for my abilities to take hold, and even then...it was more like I was glimpsing their thoughts, rather than screwing with them.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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