bronze
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A statue of Captain Cooke, which stands just a few feet away from the current whale bones, is also made from bronze.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Having taken five years out from the sport before returning during the Covid-19 pandemic, she took 1500m bronze at the Paris Olympics before pipping Hodgkinson to silver at last year's World Championships in the 800m.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Double breaststroke gold, and a relay bronze and silver means her strategy of keeping expectations low must work.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Thomas, who is now guaranteed at least a bronze medal, said it was "not the way" he wanted to win.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
When Michelangelo mocks Leonardo for not delivering the goods, this is what he seizes on: You had eighty tons of bronze, and you still couldn’t get that statue done, you fool.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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And compared with the bronzes, the plasters are especially sensitive, fragile—you’re drawn to protect them, but any touch seems like it would be too much for these waifish bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"The expense is in the making of the bronzes, that's why it costs a lot to have them done. Money value in the metal it is nothing," he said.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
These are paired with the organic wooden sculptures of Claudia Comte, the curvaceous surfaces of which echo the lively plants of Matisse’s cut-outs, and touching bronzes by Geles Cabrera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Russia topped the medal table with 13 golds, 13 silvers and seven bronzes, while Mexico and Mongolia competed at a Winter Paralympics for the first time.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
After that, nobody came or asked anything else about the bronzes for a while, and his brother built his well and life went on.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Less diner throwback, more quiet luxury: a deeply savory loaf built for structure and real browning, with bronzed edges and a plush, sliceable interior.
From Salon ● Apr. 28, 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
She posted images of city workers prying out the two figures from the bench and the bronzed Castro and Guevara being ignominiously hauled away in a bulldozer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
And then there are the newer versions — birds brined in buttermilk or their skins lacquered to glossy, bronzed perfection.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
Now she just leaned back and shouted out the answers, her bronzed arms folded across her chest like some great grammar genie.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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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
The stranger, for all his bronzing, grew pale with rage.
From In the Days of My Youth by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford
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