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
Corsets, glitter, heavy eyeliner and dark tones mark a striking departure from the traditional image of an Irish folk musician, and it hasn't gone unnoticed.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
She opens one of her dresser drawers and pulls out a pair of black leggings that glitter subtly when the light hits them the right way.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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There is also an increasingly heretical chorus of analysts who don’t believe all that glitters is bitcoin.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 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
Adams acknowledged that while all that glitters is not gold, the Rams’ foundation under McVay and their personnel and mindset give them an opportunity to be a championship-caliber team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025
She glitters like she walked out of a Klimt painting.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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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 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
Alpine lakes glittered at every turn, while haunting moonscapes greeted us beyond the treeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2023
She laughed so long and hard that tears of laughter glittered in her eyes, and as she laughed, for the first time she reached out and squeezed her new husband Njord’s hand.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Manchester City being found guilty of fuelling an era of glittering Premier League success via a network of sponsorship deals, found by an independent commision to be a "sham", has shaken the world of sport.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
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
Koffi's eyes went wide as pure light exploded from the once-tiny flickers and became magnificent auras of glittering gold.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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