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glory

[glawr-ee] / ˈglɔr i /




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Gold is the color of false idolatry, the material of gratuitous wealth, a hallmark of authoritarian style, and a metaphor for the folly of prioritizing personal enrichment and glory over everything else.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Young Arta, though, is not waiting for future editions of the World Cup to dream of US glory.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

England and Tuchel will hope Kane can set the seal on that accolade by leading them to long-awaited World Cup glory.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Some 300 participants and organizers gathered in the ornate ballroom of the Washington Duke Hotel, the sixteen-story fading dowager of Durham’s glory days, to celebrate the completion of their work.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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