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

From Science Daily Dec. 4, 2025

Disgruntled merchants have blocked off the famous Maradona Square in Naples, preventing tourists and visitors from glimpsing the gigantic mural of the Argentine footballer, in a row over bureaucracy.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

Flashbacks mix in bits and pieces of documentary footage, glimpsing a few highlights of her life.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2024

“To hear Mitchell hit certain notes again in that inimitable voice was like glimpsing, in the wild, a magnificent bird long feared to have gone extinct.”

From New York Times Jan. 29, 2024

After glimpsing them on the flats, I pulled open the brakes to release the cell doors and then waited till they made their way up the end stairs to the gallery.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover