brim
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Filling the stockpile to the brim will cost around $20 billion according to Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026
The result is storage facilities that are full to the brim.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
For all of the pain and despair at the heart of Preston’s story, his musical contributions brim with optimism and panache.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026
As the groups progressed toward the medal contenders, the crowd filled Milano Ice Skating Arena to the brim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
The usually conservative room was festooned with sashes and streamers of blue, green, and gold, and several tables were filled to the brim with food.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
If school uniform rules are relaxed, children should wear loose, light-coloured clothing where possible and sunhats with wide brims.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Another reviewer says the film brims with "more rage than it knows what to do with".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
The result is a gentle book that brims with wisdom and accessible philosophy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
But by the time the dialogue-free, centerpiece underwater sequence brims with Max Aruj and Alfie Godfrey’s droning score, popcorn shuffling stopped.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
The harpsichord plucks along, the violins make big baroque flourishes—the low, angled space of the attic brims with sound.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
And social media brimmed with foreign fans admiring the US way of life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Everything about the production embraced simplicity and sincerity, and the result was an ultimately sad and strange tale that nevertheless brimmed with unforced warmth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
At Hickory Hill, her children’s days had brimmed with well-planned activities, Brad Blank, a close friend of her children, told Vanity Fair in 1997.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
The scientists brimmed with excitement over the potentially life-altering medical applications of such a device — restoring communication to people with locked-in syndrome, for instance, whose near full-body paralysis made talking impossible.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2024
Next to that photo, they roast marshmallows in the woods, and Hairy Senior rocks a purple linen shirt and pants with a matching brimmed hat.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
As with Ahmed’s book, Marshall transports readers to another time, when the future was brimming with promise and possibility.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Sharp, fearless and brimming with confidence, Lamine Yamal drifted past defenders with ease and injected life into Spain's attack.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Iran can only substantially raise its oil production once storage tanks that are already brimming with crude get drained, according to analysts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
One recent Friday, Leonidas Georgiou, 36, stepped up to the kiosk, brimming with enthusiasm.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
“Liked her?” said Slughorn, his eyes brimming with tears once more.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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