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gleam

[gleem] / glim /




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His art isn’t even subtly political; it is futuristic, with a kind of sci-fi gleam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

There's almost no kissing, and the disco is a million miles from the hedonistic gleam of Studio 54.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas also questions whether who inherit rulership deserve that duty, reflecting their cravenness in shining gleam of its heroes’ virtue.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

In Adamuz, where white buildings gleam among orange-lined streets, residents rushed to the town hall with supplies as news of the disaster spread.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

Other-Finn had the same mischievous gleam in his eye, too.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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