glimmer of hope



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glimmer of hope

A minute indication that something may improve, succeed, or turn out for the best in the end. Fans clung to a glimmer of hope that their team might score a last-minute touchdown to tie the game. Although peace talks have broken down between the two warring countries, there remains a glimmer of hope that a truce of some kind can still be salvaged.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Dara (2)-Khmer
KatrÍN-Icelandic
Amator-Late Roman
Haroun-Arabic
Thaleia-Greek Mythology
Tifawt-Northern African, Berber