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marvel

[mahr-vuhl] / ˈmɑr vəl /




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Still, Ms. Browne’s reimagined “Darwin” is a marvel of economy, an example of how revisions, judiciously applied, may yield something quite different from the original.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Gareth Bale, the Welsh marvel, who has more Champions League winner's medals than the rest of this list combined.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

When I was young, I used to marvel at countries whose debt-to-GDP ratios exceeded 120%.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

With AI images bleeding into the real world at a pace none of us can keep up with, there’s human marvel to behold in Anderson’s madness.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Here is a marvel indeed,” they would say, and make comparisons with ordinary parents who sometimes bore a child of matchless brilliance; or with a devout couple who had brought forth a wretch.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

Arranged in three sections based on his interests as an observer—plants, labor conditions and architecture—the show centers on his wanderings and the marvels that captivated him forever after.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

After the delays and cost increases, these projects have not exactly delivered reliable marvels.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Ripa marvels at the number of adults they meet who are named Hayley and Mateo.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

Mr. Bryson’s pivotal summer is full of heroes, frauds, fads and marvels, but the reader is aware of what the revelers cannot yet imagine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

There were no more camels, no more men, no more marvels, and no more stories.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

Coxon said he gave it a tricky crossword puzzle and marveled as it reasoned through the problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

In 1933, Fortune magazine marveled that Ford was “as much interested in the soya bean as he is in the V-8” engine.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

The scene marked a staggering shift for a man who, at the height of the pandemic, marveled at his own “unimaginable” fame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Inside the conservatory, eager sniffers took selfies and marveled at the plants’ size and smell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

But everyone who looked up that morning must have marveled, whether noting it out loud or not: What a perfect day.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

And in May 2025 Trump sounded more than a little envious of his Arab hosts as he praised the marble of Qatar's royal palace as "perfecto" and marvelled at Saudi Arabia's architecture.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

"I can make out all the letters of the alphabet, even the smallest ones," he marvelled, pointing to his phone screen.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

Moyes marvelled at the way United's new number one dealt with Everton's bombardment of corners, which drew criticism from some - but Lammens accepts as part of the game.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

And whilst you may have marvelled at the Cold Moon earlier in December, a fourth consecutive supermoon is on its way in early January.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025

Pippin marvelled at his strength, seeing the passage that he had already forced with no other tool than his great limbs.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

“It’s an unusual case,” Gadeberg said, marveling at the allegations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

We would be sipping ice-cold spritzes at cafés overlooking the Mediterranean, frolicking down cobblestone streets lined with charming boutiques, and marveling at the frescoes and marble sculptures adorning grand cathedrals.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

She and Justin held their daughter for a few precious moments as her heartbeat stilled, marveling at her perfect tiny fingers and toes and whispering private words of love.

From Salon ● May 27, 2026

Whether mourning the tragedy of President Kennedy’s assassination, marveling at the Apollo 11 moon landing or tuning in to a Super Bowl, tens of millions of Americans suddenly experienced news, history and culture simultaneously.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

“And you were wealthy and high-ranking,” said Lyra, marveling.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

Passengers tend to spend the first few minutes of the ride "marvelling, videoing the steering wheel moving on its own, taking selfies", Fischer said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

Australian tourist Olivia Martell-Groves went all in for the seasonal experience, and donned a flower-printed kimono while marvelling at the flowers.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

The post was met with hundreds of likes and comments with people marvelling at Mal's size and wanting to help.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2025

His own style, which is to say his mind, was compulsively metaphorical, gorgeously maximal, enough so to make him worry about “an implicit marvelling at myself as expressor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

And yet Odysseus gazed out marvelling at the ships and harbors, public squares, and ramparts towering up with pointed palisades along the top.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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