metallic
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For her sit-down with Shepherd, Huger was styled in a formfitting burnt orange dress, metallic cuffs and a chic bob.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
In a clip posted on Instagram, the German relay team are jumping up and down in celebration when suddenly Strelow's bronze medal comes loose and a metallic clang echoes through the room.
From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026
By the time it reached final inspection it had acquired a cloak of ruby-red metallic paint, diamond-white LED headlamps and a mouthful of metal grillework as bright as a tea service.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
The approach relies on a specially engineered nonlinear metasurface made from precisely arranged metallic nanostructures.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
She drops Suma’s Cog into a bowl with a metallic clink.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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