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There are plenty of signs that the gild is coming off the lily of the most robust AI forecasts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

“The challenge of it was to try to go to that place but not gild the lily too much,” Scott says.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 9, 2024

It does not soar over the East River or gild the windswept entrance to San Francisco Bay.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2022

Overall, the official said, “I don’t want to gild the lily. . . . We’ve had questions to answer. But I think we are providing answers . . . not only words of reassurance, but also joint action.”

From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2021

He would sing the glory of Hrothgar’s line and gild his wisdom and stir up his men to more daring deeds, for a price.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner

The way O’Hara gilds this line’s delivery with a wistful sparkle feels true because we’ve seen her spin such treasure playing all kinds of would-be topliners with an amiable, delicious amount of lunacy.

From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2026

If I’ve got prosciutto on hand, it really gilds the lily, but it’s not necessary for a sublime tartine.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 7, 2020

In the center of town, the hotel gilds its Native American and Spanish aesthetic with all the luxe you require.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2018

She has been compared to the Dutch masters for her sense of silence and light, for the quality of patient attention that gilds the most modest moments.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2018

The special quality which distinguished these prophetic gilds or companies was an intense patriotism combined with enthusiastic devotion to the cause of Yahweh.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

At the rear of the hospital, grey coffins with gilded bas-reliefs emerged before the cameras of dozens of journalists.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

He discouraged Trump from leaving early—as he had in past summits—by scheduling a dinner at the end of the summit inside the gilded interiors of the Palace of Versailles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

The patio was catching the late afternoon sun, and the olive oil surrounding the gigantes — those enormous, tender butter beans — seemed almost gilded.

From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2026

At the White House, a historic rose garden conceived by Jacqueline Kennedy was paved over, and its adjoining colonnade refurbished with black granite and gilded presidential portraits.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

You couldn’t make out anyone’s face, because it was so dark, but it was the biggest auditorium I had ever seen—with balconies and gilded arches and velvet walls!

From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio

The 10-year German Bund yield rose to 3.044% in early trade, while the 10-year U.K. gilt yield hit a high of 4.909%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

ING foreign exchange strategist Francesco Pesole said markets have recently been assured that Burnham won’t upset the gilt market with his fiscal plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

The yield on the U.K. 10-year gilt, or government bond, topped 5% in May for its highest level since 2008, and the 30-year yield neared a 21st century record of just under 5.9%.

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

“That will create additional volatility in gilt prices.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

He held up the large calf-bound folio, and I saw by its gilt lettering that it was a book of anatomy by Vesalius.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Remember, it’s gold leaf: Below the gilding, the rest of the figure is made of bronze.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

Not many of us had “Jeffrey Epstein” or “Ghislaine Maxwell” on our bingo cards — to mix metaphors while gilding the lily.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2025

They were then sent for gilding and upholstery, before Mr Desnoues added designs and a wood finish.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025

Furthermore, though Mr. Reed presents himself as an intellectually superior theologian, gilding his carefully-choreographed arguments with props and theatrical flourishes, the script itself doesn’t hold him in the same regard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

The sun was already sinking behind the Forbidden Forest, gilding the top branches of the trees.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling