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One big plus: Doing it gradually has allowed us to bask in our memories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
There’s ample media coverage of older Americans who bask in apparent paradise somewhere far from home.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
He’s not a filmmaker given to false modesty, but how long can you bask in that kind of adoration?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
Instead, he was content to bask in the attention at the podium, while keeping his ambitions to himself.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
She wanted to leap into those placid blue waters, to feel clean again, to swim and splash and bask in the sun.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
Able to pass for decades younger, he now basks in life on the other side of infamy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
While Guy basks in professional success, Rosemary begins to wilt, enduring intense pain and flashbacks to a nightmare she had on the night of conception.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
As Wales basks in the warm weather, people are being urged to "be careful" with their use of water.
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
Kali Uchis basks in pleasure on her fourth studio album, “Orquídeas.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
At first, the youngest basks in fatherly love.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
With a broad smile, he took in the scene and basked in the adulation of a crowd that viewed him as a hero.
From Slate ● May 20, 2026
Foggy skies have shrouded parts of Tyne and Wear, while Cumbria and County Durham basked in sunshine.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
If it all works out, Snead might just celebrate another Super Bowl win the same way he basked in the first one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
In the decade to come, Jackson basked in celebrity and international travel, including a controversial meeting with Yasser Arafat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Dill basked in his relief, like he was swimming in a warm, starlit lake.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Infantino had been basking in the afterglow of the largest ever World Cup involving 48 teams until his plans divided the sport.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Just as Ohio State was basking in this groundbreaking partnership, news arrived that fancypants Notre Dame was getting an even more lucrative deal with the financial services platform SoFi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
This group includes familiar species such as the great white shark, basking shark, and mako shark.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026
“We take comfort in knowing that somewhere he is out there fishing, telling a funny story and basking in the love of his friends and family.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2026
At the Nobel award ceremony in Berkeley, Kamen was still basking in the glory of having demonstrated, once again, the spectacular capabilities of the cyclotron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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