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[greyt-nis] / ˈgreɪt nɪs /




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Born in Siberia and trained in France, Andreeva has been touted for greatness since her breakthrough at the 2023 Madrid Open - where her talent and fearlessness led to praise from Andy Murray.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Maybe with “Cars” safely in the rearview mirror, and me having just exhausted my one bad pun per story with this sentence, Pixar can return to consistent greatness.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Eisenhower may not have had Churchill’s romanticism, but part of his greatness was his capacity for restraint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Above all, reading these two men side by side makes a plausible case for the greatness of Churchill, but also of Eisenhower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If you read and consider it carefully, you will discover in it my most heartfelt desire that you may attain the greatness that Fortune and all your own qualities promise you.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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