brilliant
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It may seem odd, but it’s a brilliant creative choice when considering that while “The Uprising” is technically about the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt in England, that’s not really what it’s about.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Shelton and Tiafoe have plenty of brilliant moments, and also one or two moments when it seems like they picked up a racket for the first time 15 minutes ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Look closely at Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa, one of Japan's most famous works of art, and the brilliant whites seem almost painted onto the scene.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
“The part’s amazing,” Paul Giamatti, brilliant as the theater troupe’s director, told me in Telluride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He couldn’t move farther, and the shimmering space exploded into a brilliant, blinding light.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Suddenly, just before it was to be hoisted in place above the Virgin's portrait, sharp-eyed Archbishop Diaz saw two brilliants tumble to the altar.
From Time Magazine Archive
At its head was the Sacred Golden Crown, covered with brilliants, emeralds, rubies and turquoises.
From Time Magazine Archive
For her trouble the Turkish Government awarded her Turkey's highest aviation honor, a medal set with brilliants.
From Time Magazine Archive
The peasants, quivering with avarice, scuttle off to the appointed spot and dig up the treasure: an iron casket crammed with smoldering brilliants.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cardinal Mazarin was the first who intrusted his Indian rose-diamonds to the hands of European cutters in order to have them shaped into brilliants.
From Stories about Famous Precious Stones by Mrs Goddard Orpen
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