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[glimps] / glɪmps /




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When the property was listed, images revealed an incredible glimpse inside the dwelling, which features a meditation room inside the primary suite, a climate-controlled wig room, a private gym, and a movie theater.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

His performance Wednesday was another glimpse of that upside.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

He is part of a growing group of blue-collar workers who are being celebrated for their literary works, which offer a glimpse into the pressures that they face in China's massive gig economy.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Others, like the Palmers and Ferrante, ask for something far simpler: a glimpse of what could have been.

From Slate Jul. 19, 2026

After they were asleep, she paced the nursery like the captain of a lost ship, waiting for some glimpse of a star to steer by.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

The England youth international is a highly rated prospect and there were glimpses here of why.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

In recent weeks, Smith has shared heartwrenching glimpses into the family’s battle, including photos of Whimsy’s curls being shaved and her bald head bedazzled with gems.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

For a documentarian who specializes in personal movies, “Remake” feels especially revealing — both in terms of the glimpses we get of this father-son relationship and of unsolved mysteries that linger just outside the frame.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

But they also give eerie glimpses of conference rooms and cubicles unchanged since IBM left a decade ago, as if employees had fled the daily grind one day and never returned.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

It was as if, all this time, she’d been locked out, catching glimpses of some magical world through the crack beneath a door.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee

Yet “Born to Kill” thrums with the pent-up energy of a guy who glimpsed the possibility that he might not sing again.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

Who down there, waiting in the out-the-door Sweetgreen line or descending into the subway, has glimpsed the void in the way I have?

From Slate Apr. 23, 2026

Viewed from the village below, or glimpsed on the way up the forested hill, the structure looks topographical—a glistening summit just above a tree line.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

Residents of the Granite City finally glimpsed the sun late on Thursday afternoon.

From BBC Feb. 12, 2026

As I jumped up, I glimpsed the somber tombstones all around me.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

For many people, even glimpsing a hornet's stinger is enough to cause alarm.

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2025

For most of the public, glimpsing this extraordinary mix -- home to the 18-hole Lodhi Course and the nine-hole Peacock Course -- is usually only possible by peering through its entrance gates.

From Barron's Oct. 18, 2025

Additional spectators watched along the sidelines in hopes of glimpsing the series’ stars.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 19, 2025

Niagara Falls State Park has various vantage points ideal for glimpsing the natural phenomenon, and there will be interpretive staff offering educational programming in conjunction with the event.

From National Geographic Jan. 4, 2024

The memory was milky and distorted, like I was glimpsing someone else’s dream.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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