brilliant
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While co-founder Steve Jobs was legendary for being brilliant, but also difficult to work with and prone to tantrums, it's hard to imagine either Tim Cook or John Ternus really kicking off.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
There's no-one better to learn from - he's been brilliant with me on and off the pitch.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The two stars lead a beautifully performed Broadway revival of David Auburn’s Pulitzer- and Tony-winning play about the daughter of a brilliant mathematician.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Edmund is said to be brilliant but we mostly get evidence of his pretensions and “annoying air of lazy authority.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Not only do they get me more books—including one about whales with full-color glossy pictures—but they have a brilliant idea, too.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Vocabulary lists containing brilliant
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