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Glimpse

/ɡlˈɪmps/
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(verb) To see or view (someone, or something tangible) briefly and incompletely.

At last he stopped before an old house, and caught another glimpse of the town.
We can get a glimpse of the lifestyle of ancient people from this wall painting.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I only managed to catch a quick ____ of the rare bird before it flew away and disappeared into the trees.

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