glitter
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The shimmering jewelry displayed in later galleries supplies, well, more glitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Shirts by Niamh, a business providing custom designs, has more than 100,000 followers on TikTok and charges up to £35 for shirts with glitter, gems, spray paint and feathers.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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
She hands me the sign I made that says We Matter! over and over again in a bunch of different colors and with glitter sprinkled all over.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
Called both postmedieval and early modern, the Renaissance glitters as a bridge period that helped bring about the modern age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
It glitters from a distance: Where the 30-foot steel border fence ends, great spirals of razor wire extend up craggy mountain slopes on either side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 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
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
The ring is so pretty—it kinda glitters on the silky white satin.
From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper
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
A white gold ring with a single diamond on his ring finger glittered in the light.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026
Though her art and her social life glittered for a period, she later faded from prominence, and died in 1980.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Blueberry bushes glittered with thousands of tiny, frost-spangled spiders’ webs.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
“It needs a ruffle,” she says, caught up in the process, before adding a frilly collar and glittering vintage brooch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They brilliantly reveal Babitz’s eye for the deep shallow as well as explore the porous boundary between the largely self-inflicted injuries of her private life and the glittering sheen of her public persona.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
They had spent millions on a high-profile coach with a glittering European résumé.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Residents can also cool off with a dip in the glittering pool, which comes complete with a large lounging area.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
A red fire dragon bellowed hot flames over the water dragon’s head, its ruby eyes glittering madly.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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