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For Macron, the summit will be one of his last chances to burnish his international standing and promote his cherished idea of European strategic autonomy before he leaves office next year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Next month's World Cup, where Los Angeles is hosting eight matches, was supposed to allow the Californian metropolis to burnish its image, just two years before the city hosts the Olympic Games.

From Barron's ● May 27, 2026

For Delhi, the leadership summit will be important to further burnish its credentials as a growing geopolitical power, and it will want it to go ahead.

From BBC ● May 23, 2026

During that time, LIV has sparked government investigations, high-profile litigation and even accusations that it was using the popularity of a professional sport to burnish its global reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

I sensed her weakness and spent most of class coming up with creative ways to burnish my status as class clown.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

A trade deal would be a huge relief but even without that, a US presidential visit after nearly a decade burnishes Xi's message – that China is open for business and to the world.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

In exchange, the work burnishes the firm’s reputation and serves as a draw for idealistic young associates.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2025

Brazil has approved the cultivation and sale of drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat, a major boost for the once taboo crop as global food supply fears and regional dry weather burnishes the lure of GMO.

From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2023

The arrival of L’Avant-Garde raises the game for the French competition and burnishes the constellation of stars.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023

This he tells, this he brindles and burnishes on a' winter's eves, 'tis his star of set glory, his rejuvenescence to descant upon.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary

In 1957, Greenspan burnished his reputation as an analytical whiz when he warned the chief executive of a large steel company that inventories were oversaturated and a recession was likely.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

To many, the sight of Paul being clapped into cuffs may have even burnished her renegade image.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

Some of big tech’s sidelines and acquisitions have turned into excellent businesses, and those triumphs have burnished the faith we have in their “celebrity CEOs and celebrity founders.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

The 24-year-old burnished his credentials as a Most Valuable Player contender, helping a young, surprise-package Pistons side to improve the best record in the entire NBA this season so far, to 41-13.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

They came to a large burnished silver door, and the silver key opened it.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

He lost the use of his right hand after a bombing in 1981, burnishing his credentials as a Shia revolutionary who has known sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

And all were endorsed by Zohran Mamdani, the city’s Democratic Socialist mayor, burnishing his kingmaker bona fides.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Even the youngest boys at Page were expected to evaluate their own performances honorably and honestly, and, according to one burnishing newspaper account, to realize “what it means to be ‘the captain of his soul.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

He understood the role of the press in communicating the Fed’s thinking and in burnishing his reputation.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

The light shifted during the afternoon and cascaded through the clean windows, burnishing the room with gold.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick