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glory

[glawr-ee] / ˈglɔr i /




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Williams had no problem approaching the devastating service speed of her glory days, thudding down one unreturnable delivery that reached 120mph late in the first set.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In a video posted on Facebook he hit out at "government boys" who he said were "claiming glory for our efforts".

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

There, Lightning gets to know the town’s colorful cars and discovers that glory isn’t all it’s cracked up to be if you have no one to enjoy it with.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

That same year, he bought the Greenbrier out of bankruptcy for $20 million, promising to restore it to its former glory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

One of them was Semele, mother of Dionysus, who perished before the unveiled glory of Zeus.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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