bronze
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But new heroes stepped up for the host nation, most notably swimmer Angharad Evans who won two golds, a silver and a bronze.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
England's netballers were beaten 68-50 by world number one side Australia in their quest to win bronze at the Commonwealth Games.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Owen Heard jumped just one centimetre short of his personal best to secure a bronze medal for England in the men's pole vault.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Former world champion, Olympic silver and bronze, the big dog in this fight.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Because bronze was so much stronger than metals previously used, shipbuilders could now construct hulls carrying more cargo than ever before.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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Golds, silvers and bronzes won in Para-events will, unlike with other multi-sport events, count towards the overall medal total.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
This is the largest presentation of Giacometti’s plaster sculptures in the U.S.—and for those who know only his bronzes, a few of which are included in the show, it is revelatory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
She won a silver and two bronzes at the 2019 Worlds before retiring in 2021.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
His show provided an antidote to the chilly Parisian air, with Middle Eastern warmth recreated through a colour palette of blush pinks, bronzes and desert tones.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
Although Richard had read about how the bronzes were found, he asked the question anyway.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Scattered over the top of bread pudding before baking, it creates these bronzed little crackly edges that make the whole thing feel finished.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
She has shared a before-and-after with her 59,000 followers: Her face, once splotchy with some acne scarring, is now clear, bronzed and glowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Earlier this year, Owens designed a suitcase for the brand with a bronzed exterior that required handmade pigment, making each suitcase unique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2025
The vegetable was bronzed, the cheese melted and browned, perfect curlicues of crisped cheese enveloping each strand of roasted fennel.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
The dress of the young man who now stepped out on to the terrace was Indian; but his plaited hair was straw-coloured, his eyes a pale blue, and his skin a white skin, bronzed.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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Not long ago, the “Mar-a-Lago face” seemed inescapable — a viral shorthand for an exaggerated cosmetic aesthetic marked by heavy bronzing, sharply sculpted cheeks, overly plumped lips and high-gloss polish.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Bahder, whose expertise traditionally involves detecting lethal bronzing in palm trees, explained that the fundamental process of molecular testing is similar across different organisms, with the main difference being the DNA sequence.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
“He’s been applying his bronzing cream to his face. Cute couple. Look out, Melania, Trump’s got a new squeeze named Elonia Musk.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was bronzing.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
Already his face had grown haggard underneath the bronzing of his sea voyage.
From The Dominant Strain by Edwards, H. C. (Harry C.)
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