glow
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They calmly watch a huge column of smoke rise in the background, casting an orange glow across the sky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: Get a summertime glow, no matter the season, with these expert-recommended self-tanning mousses, sprays and drops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The South Downs National Park is considered one of the best places in the region for glow worms because it contains some of the country's darkest skies.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
They looked suffused with happiness, and the glow of victory.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
I gave its knob a twist, and it came to life, bathing the cubby in a warm yellow glow.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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A video published by BBC Persian from Karaj shows booms upon the horizon, as the night sky lights up with blue and red glows.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
On my final morning Puistokahvila Makia glows gold against a blue commute.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
What remains can now only be detected in mid-infrared light, where it glows at roughly one-tenth of its original intensity.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2026
Kent’s jet-black sea is indistinguishable from the cosmos, and his white whale glows like some luminary body within it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
An orb of light glows in his other hand and illuminates his face.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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The hour and minute hands glowed in the dark, so the owner could make out the time when returning to her suite at the Paris Ritz after the ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Like the store’s sign, the sky glowed Big Orange, hex code #F96302, or Pantone 165 C, available in the paint department inside.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026
Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The dining room glowed like a film set, its gently arched brick and brass softening Barcelona’s usual edge.
From Salon ● Dec. 6, 2025
We looked around the gentlemen’s smoking room to see if a cat’s eyes glowed from under the furniture, behind the damask drapes.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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So does the glowing inhibitor on his spine, which seems to ask if we’re too quick to prescribe medication for our problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Proponents offer sweeping claims about their benefits, ranging from glowing skin and muscle growth to brain health and wound healing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Shabbos involves families singing around a table or walking to synagogue with neighbors, children playing together without glowing screens for distraction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
When describing Kane's winner against DR Congo, the pair were equally glowing.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
I’m wearing my neonpink, on.clearance-for-$4.99 sports bra, which is probably glowing right through my ratty old T-shirt.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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