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glimmer

[glim-er] / ˈglɪm ər /




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It still catches a glimmer of attention for our country.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“Even a glimmer of negotiating progress can easily spark a dramatic price decline.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

"We are putting our trust in God," Attieh said, since "this is the only glimmer of hope we will not give up on".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

"It's hard because you always saw that glimmer of hope in him that he was still there, but it got to a point... I ended up nearly breaking myself to trying to help Michael."

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

I turn the ceiling into a cloudless, starry night sky and let the aurora borealis glimmer just beyond their fingertips as shooting stars zip across the auditorium.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston




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