glitter
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How to get the look: Fairycore-inspired make-up is in, which means sparkles, face gems and glitter.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The names glitter like their price tags, Diego Maradona and Brazilian Ronaldo both there twice - being the world's most expensive footballer places you in an elite club where goals, glory and prestige are currency.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
“Bringing it back to purple and glitter would not have made sense,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
It’s New Year’s Eve glitter, minus the frostbite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
We go inside after that and decorate our sugar skulls with glitter Fina brought and brightly colored icing that Mom helps us mix up.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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
Adams acknowledged that while all that glitters is not gold, the Rams’ foundation under McVay and their personnel and mindset give them an opportunity to be a championship-caliber team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
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
She glitters like she walked out of a Klimt painting.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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
They were all glittered up before that, then I walk in with my flip-flops and tank tops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2025
But all that glittered was not gold, as a new podcast series reveals, and questions remain about the mysterious death of the company's chief geologist.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
The capitol building sprawled gray concrete like a regal queen spreading out her petticoats, and its giant dome glittered pure gold in the morning sun.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
But I have somehow assembled enough glittering people and enough secondhand objects — a woven rug, cushions, low tables, an impossible number of candles — that it feels like a tiny seventh-floor pop-up restaurant.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
With a full beard, glittering earrings in both ears and braces on his teeth, Wallace is the man on campus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Buttler produced a vintage innings of touch and power following a relatively barren run, recording his highest score in a glittering T20 career.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
They had spent millions on a high-profile coach with a glittering European résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Winds rushed from behind Nathan and toward the glittering sand and caught the tiny specks in midair.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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