flickering

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In the shadow of a tumultuous year, approximately one billion people worldwide tuned in to their flickering television sets to follow the monumental journey of Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Mr. Rosenblatt allows flickering glimpses of humanity to emerge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Bevis stays glued for hours at a time to one 49-inch monitor flickering with stock charts and another screen with a constant stream of headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

It requires the audience to bring their own bad vibes to shots of religious icons on the wall and long takes of Evy clacking on her laptop, unaware of a flickering light behind her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

He scrambled through the fence that marked the orchard boundary, and his steps slowed as he saw light flickering from Sheba's hut.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda