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gleam

[gleem] / glim /




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Since then, every major chapter of Trump’s story has been suffused with the gleam of his favorite metal.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

The gleam of a cellphone or a car’s headlights also can throw off the courtship ritual by distracting the bugs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 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

Two LA Times columnists differ over the presidential prospects of California’s governor, who has a White House gleam in his eye.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

“Come on,” she said, with a soft, patient gleam in her eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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