glitter
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I still find glitter ground into our kitchen tiles from the Halloween when he made his daughter a purple witch costume.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Tiny bits of glitter are embedded in our tiles, a bright reminder of Scott and the beauty and joy he brought to even the most mundane tasks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The shimmering jewelry displayed in later galleries supplies, well, more glitter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
"There's a big leap, massively, between running for office and campaigning, and all the glitter that comes with it, and then getting your hands dirty for the long haul," he adds.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
It vanished in a puff of glitter right at Danny’s feet.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Actress Helen Mirren glitters front and centre of the Times, after the 81-year-old "dazzling dame" attended the London premiere of the new series of MobLand.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
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
But she hangs tight to a love of the bizarre L.A. underworld that often glitters in broad daylight in places like Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024
The snow glitters under an alien sun in a million points of light.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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
Flat glass marbles on the fire extinguisher “body” glittered in the sunlight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2024
A line of cars glittered in the sun as they crawled just inches above the ground, gliding past a “NO CRUISING” sign at a popular park near downtown Los Angeles earlier this month.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
Beyond them, Brickbane’s blue eyes glittered in the shadows.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
MALLORCA, Spain—This Mediterranean island is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The hills, glittering with celebrity, seemed to symbolize a culture and people that existed largely on the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In a glittering career, Brownlee said the moments that resonate most are London 2012 and the World Series coming to his home city of Leeds in 2016.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The flashy and perhaps overwhelmingly bright Chromeo took the Stardust Stage just before 9 p.m., with David Macklovitch donning a T-shirt with a very low neck and a glittering blazer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
She seemed partial to the color green, because she was covered in it from her wax-print dress to the glittering jade beads clacking at the ends of her box braids.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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