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brilliance

[bril-yuhns] / ˈbrɪl yəns /




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Hunter’s play had the added benefit of a magnificently calibrated production by Joe Mantello that provided a perfect showcase for Laurie Metcalf’s astringent brilliance.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She is surely on course to break her major duck sometime soon and in California last Sunday it was only the brilliance of a dominant world number one that bettered the British star.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Thanks to the visionary brilliance of Vanguard founder Jack Bogle and decades of strong returns, indexing is eating more and more of the market each year.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Which it did, through a combination of on-field shenanigans, off-field corruption and undeniable footballing brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

She was reveling in the brilliance of this plan when Drew stopped walking.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake




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