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[bask] / bæsk /




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There’s ample media coverage of older Americans who bask in apparent paradise somewhere far from home.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

While Netflix and the producers bask in the show's reception, viewers are already asking if there will be more seasons.

From BBC Jun. 26, 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

Abel, though, gave himself little time to bask in the praise for his 2025 letter; he remembered he’d have to write another by February 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 15, 2026

Contagion may well stalk these Fields, “his Eye-Sockets glaring Beams of frigid Light; his withered Weeds draped about the slats of his Emaciation”; but can we not bask in those Rays?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

For all his talk of how draining the job is - and that much is beyond dispute - he clearly basks in it.

From BBC Jun. 11, 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 Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped make that success possible.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2025

Like the woodpeckers, it is adapted to open-canopied longleaf forests, where it basks in the sun, feeds on herbaceous plants and digs deep burrows in the sandy soil.

From Scientific American Oct. 20, 2023

He grins at me as he basks in it.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

Once there, however, he basked in the attention of a large crowd that chanted, “U-S-A! U-S-A!”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 15, 2026

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

Easter Road basked not just in the sunshine but in the anxiety of their guests, the unspeakable horror of having their league dream buffeted by their greatest rivals.

From BBC Apr. 26, 2026

News of a cease-fire ahead of the talks provided a global sigh of relief, and Pakistan basked in praise from around the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

For a moment, the robot and the goose basked in warm sunlight.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Morgan said that while recent basking shark sightings have been encouraging, there was still a lot to learn about the animals and what influenced where they were went.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

Shares could also basking in the glow of the major cybersecurity conference CyberArk Impact 2026, she said.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

On the TV, a shark expert explained the difference between the dorsal fins of the two huge sharks that were possible visitors to the area: great whites and basking sharks.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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