glorious
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It is a situation that is "not exactly glorious", Schairer said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
But there is one encounter that I remember as nothing but glorious: meeting Gloria Steinem.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2026
Scott makes glorious use of the open road and the Western landscape, even as Thelma and Louise find themselves running out of places to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
The answers may come with regret or heartbreak, but they may also come with glorious satisfaction and unbelievable revelations.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Remembering the warmth and love she had bestowed upon us on the hill, I reached up and caressed the Virgen’s glorious blue garb, tracing the embroidered stars delicately with the tips of my fingers.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Vocabulary lists containing glorious
"Beowulf," Vocabulary from the epic poem
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"A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
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Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" (1863)
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