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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

All this is conveyed with immense brio, introducing many fascinating insights and characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

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

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

More than a year after the Russian invasion, a British humanitarian aid worker who traveled often to Ukraine returned to his Stratford base, bearing — with a measure of Shakespearean brio — extraordinary tidings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

And it was well that he had this inner support, this brio of the born demagogue, for often enough he spoke under circumstances which would have damped the zeal of any other man.

From Demos by Gissing, George




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