glitter
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"It's the end of the glitter," professed president Nasser Al-Khelaifi after years of lavish spending, ushering out the "flashy, bling-bling" era.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
They have glitter on the ceiling, which sets the tone immediately, and a lot of big-name DJs who will do secret sets there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
I still find glitter ground into our kitchen tiles from the Halloween when he made his daughter a purple witch costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The shimmering jewelry displayed in later galleries supplies, well, more glitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Like some little kid had sprinkled glitter everywhere.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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There is also an increasingly heretical chorus of analysts who don’t believe all that glitters is bitcoin.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Dahl’s wit may be mostly used for emotional vivisection, but it still glitters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
All that glitters isn’t gold, but it’s easy to see why investors will continue to take a shine to it—and other metals—even after their historic run.
From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026
The glass panels gleam in the sun, like an outsize version of the prismatic bluish-purple gem that glitters in the light.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2024
The table is set for thousands, and enormous ballroom-lanterns flash so much light overhead that everything glitters.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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They glittered in gold platform heels, black and tan powersuits, and fur-lined wool dresses for the winter chill lingering in Washington.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
They also didn’t reinvest farm income or Exxon’s dividends, and they picked another specific date when gold had glittered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
He wore flared jeans, a pink sweatshirt and pink sneakers, and his gold grills glittered as he spoke.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2024
A line of cars glittered in the sun as they crawled just inches above the ground, gliding past a “NO CRUISING” sign at a popular park near downtown Los Angeles earlier this month.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
A low, full moon glittered in the sky, and the light spilled through our window like a silver sun.
From "The Night Diary" by Veera Hiranandani
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The space galleries capture more of the shuttle exhibit’s sense of otherworldly drama: dark, amorphous, windowless spaces with graphics of glittering stars and planets on the walls and spotlights lending pop to each surreal artifact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Argentina great Lionel Messi took the adulation of the crowd in Buenos Aires as his glittering international career ended with a goal against Benin on an emotional night.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Mallorca is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
MALLORCA, Spain—This Mediterranean island is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
Her glittering wings, however, were pushed and pulled by the rapids, spinning her in circles.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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