burnished
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Director Metz and his cinematographer, Yves Bélanger, give the university the kind of burnished look familiar to Ivy League memoir films, but that’s something of a setup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
They broke into cheers and applause, cheered again when the eclipse ended, and once more an hour later when the sun set, a burnished ocher illuminating Léon’s cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Jones manages his superb cast with aplomb and cinematographer Wyatt Garfield evocatively captures lower Manhattan’s wintry, burnished glow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
He may have lost some mainstream acceptance and his FX series, but has since lined his bank account and burnished his career quite handsomely.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
The air was filled with dragons —great beasts of power and majesty, creatures with jeweled eyes and burnished skins.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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