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glimmer

[glim-er] / ˈglɪm ər /




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There was a brief glimmer of hope Servite would come back when it scored a touchdown to make the score 34-21 with five minutes left.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The announcement has, so far, been met with little enthusiasm in Gaza, though some people told the BBC they saw a glimmer of hope.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Monday’s report had another glimmer of good news: Delinquency rates appear to be stabilizing, and fewer accounts are paying just the bare minimum.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Gil remembers, smiling, that at that moment he thought, "Oh my God, there's a step. There's a glimmer of hope."

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Momma crossed her arms, the glimmer of an I-told-you-so smile creeping across her lips.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry

For those of us who actually do like crepes, though, there are some glimmers of hope.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

"We have seen one or two weaknesses, glimmers, no more than that," said Nevin.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

"The humanitarian situation here is desperate, but there are faint glimmers of hope," Guterres wrote in the post on X. "We must stand with Haiti."

From Barron's Jun. 16, 2026

Some glimmers of hope have emerged from what we do know.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

He doesn’t look for all the red barn pieces or the daisies in the field or the glimmers of sunlit water.

From "Rules" by Cynthia Lord

Beats hummed, lights glimmered and about 200 young men and women traded emerald-green tiles.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

In a small village further up the beach, Christmas lights glimmered in the dark.

From BBC Dec. 21, 2023

Even in that video, however, the falls glimmered behind the human parade, shocking in their beauty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2023

The sun glimmered on the sea outside his west-facing windows.

From Seattle Times Jul. 12, 2023

The plants glimmered and shifted in the breeze, some of them still in autumn-start bloom.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

And while the movie’s legacy looks a little more macabre now, Panettiere and Trachtenberg’s glimmering performances are enough to push through the darkness.

From Salon Aug. 18, 2026

Swimming pools, well-manicured lawns, carefully appointed midcentury interiors, glimmering light and stylish people abound.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

Despite the glimmering signs of stress on the domestic front, Chinese leaders recently signalled they have no intention of rolling out any major policy easing in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

In the closing shot, the words "we belong together" appeared over a sea of bodies dancing beneath glimmering lights at the show.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2026

Huge shapes and odd shapes and small, glimmering things which flash and glitter and are gone.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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