grandeur
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Metallica, the biggest band in metal, thrives in that tension between the genre’s outrageous grandeur, grimy nihilism and outlaw camaraderie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
“From the moment you enter, you’re greeted by a breathtaking double staircase in a soaring foyer, setting the tone for the grandeur within,” the description states.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
"These new discoveries indicate the grandeur and richness of our country in the past," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
And added: "To change it to 'memorial gardens' hasn't got that grandeur."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rousseau’s disparagement of the English as “a nation of shopkeepers” persists as a belief that a concern with numbers and details numbs one to the big questions, to the grandeur of nature.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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