bronze
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He’s also excelled at the 10,000 meters, winning bronze at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
In the distance was a bronze statue of Louis XIV on a rearing horse in the majestic Place des Victoires, its stone pedestal stained by protesters’ splashes of red paint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Schoeman said he came into the race determined to prove a point after some had questioned whether his Olympic bronze in 2016 - behind the Brownlees - was a one-off.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Another important discovery followed in 2022, when archaeologists identified nearby burials of elite craftspeople accompanied by gold, silver, and bronze tools.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
At the end of the celebration, the town unveiled a boulder of Vermont granite on the village green with a bronze plaque as a permanent memorial to Phineas.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Though the central Italian city is best known for its Renaissance paintings, the Frick Collection presents an astonishing collection of Sienese bronzes from the same period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
We encounter paintings on canvas and on copper; bronzes, terracottas and an impressive ivory; dispassionate portraits, intimate sketches and pitiless caricatures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Overall, Manaudou won six Olympic medals across four appearances at the Games, with three silvers and two bronzes in addition to his gold.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
"The expense is in the making of the bronzes, that's why it costs a lot to have them done. Money value in the metal it is nothing," he said.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Although Richard had read about how the bronzes were found, he asked the question anyway.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Not far away, Yount was bronzed mid-swing as a statue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
It is a dish born of abundance and branding — creamy, bronzed, a little breathless.
From Salon ● Apr. 7, 2026
She has shared a before-and-after with her 59,000 followers: Her face, once splotchy with some acne scarring, is now clear, bronzed and glowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Effective public health messaging – which has drilled "Slip, Slop, Slap" into their heads – competes with a beauty culture which often idolises bronzed skin.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
His muscles quickly grew bronzed and his hair ever blonder under the ardent desert sun.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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“They’ve had a curated set of items that they’ve gone after, so whether that be in blushes or in lips or in highlighter or bronzing categories, they’re seeing strength across the board,” Fields said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Not long ago, the “Mar-a-Lago face” seemed inescapable — a viral shorthand for an exaggerated cosmetic aesthetic marked by heavy bronzing, sharply sculpted cheeks, overly plumped lips and high-gloss polish.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Bahder, whose expertise traditionally involves detecting lethal bronzing in palm trees, explained that the fundamental process of molecular testing is similar across different organisms, with the main difference being the DNA sequence.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
“He’s been applying his bronzing cream to his face. Cute couple. Look out, Melania, Trump’s got a new squeeze named Elonia Musk.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024
Already his face had grown haggard underneath the bronzing of his sea voyage.
From The Dominant Strain by H. C. (Harry C.) Edwards
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