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flicker

[flik-er] / ˈflɪk ər /




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As the sun sets on the Benfield Hill Nature Reserve, just outside Hove, a distinct green glimmer starts to flicker in the chalk grasslands.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Their pages don’t flicker with pop-up ads or interrupt one book to tell you about others you might want to read.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

Nevertheless, Europe is benefiting from a flicker of activity in the defence sector, notably with the stock market debut in Amsterdam of Czech arms giant CSG, at $4.47 billion, the third-largest deal worldwide since January.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The coffees and lunches and dinners of that season flicker in my mind like a rom-com video montage.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

He was so close to her, and she saw the flicker of something in his eyes that she hadn’t seen before.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Mounted slightly above head height and illuminated like a shrine, it flickers among Art Deco radio, fierce guardian and modern sculpture.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

"No matter how difficult times are, I believe that humans always manage to find flickers of levity and deep wells of love," she said.

From BBC May 19, 2026

Inside an underground shelter at a hospital in the Israeli city of Haifa, a television screen flickers with images of Iranian missiles as doctors and midwives deliver Sarah Bird's third child.

From Barron's Apr. 10, 2026

“Put your hands up,” she says, while a classmate flickers the lights on and off.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2025

The computer screen flickers, showing a tiny plane arcing downward from New York City to Los Angeles.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

In one recording of a WhatsApp video call seen by AFP, the scammer, appearing lifelike as the prince, flickered on the screen.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

The computer made it to Pixar’s campus, flickered to life and brought Woody and Buzz back from the dead.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 20, 2026

Families, in their various flavors, have been essential to television since that light first flickered on.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2026

"Grabham's behaviour in court never changed. He showed absolutely no emotion. Nothing flickered across his face."

From BBC Feb. 7, 2026

Silent sharks flickered on Chicken’s screen as the sky turned from pink to purple to black.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

Absorbed students carefully threaded wires into junction boxes to make circuits connected to lights, bulbs flickering on one by one to signal a job well done.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

The world watched as Bad Bunny and his dancers performed on top of utility poles, accompanied by sparks and flickering power lines across the stage.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

Build a driveshaft for the second season, which was growing from a flickering hope to an alarming likelihood.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

The column boasted a warm, flickering light, the stellacity current almost blinding.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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