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flicker

[flik-er] / ˈflɪk ər /




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With her sharp features, geometric haircut and form-fitting black ensembles, she’s a Bond villain minus the martial arts skills — icy but with a flicker of feeling, which makes her interesting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

There is also sadness in “Transcription,” as Mr. Lerner’s method is to flicker between humor and heartbreak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Away from the television storyline, when he was about four weeks old, Harvey failed his newborn screening hearing test, and his mum noticed a flicker in his eye around the same time.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

For that green flicker against all the brown.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

I see the visage of Garden Autumn flicker into another Autumn, holding up her sword and shaking me.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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