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brio

[bree-oh, bree-aw] / ˈbri oʊ, ˈbri ɔ /


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By contrast, “Liberation,” which was directed with captivating brio by Whitney White, left no doubts about the exceptional quality of the writing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“Troublemaker” logs Mitford’s travels and transformations with brio, even while Ms. Kaplan details accounts of the civil-rights causes Mitford threw herself into.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He’s played with oft-drunken brio by Nick Offerman, whose voice Makowsky says he heard in his head as soon as he started writing the role: “I was like, it has to be Nick Offerman.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

"Signed a hundred NDAs but I still say something," she snarls with punky brio over an Oh Mickey drumbeat.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

The thing was done knowingly, and with a certain brio, he acknowledged; but it seemed rather exotic and already slightly out of date.

From Under the Skylights by Fuller, Henry Blake




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