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piece de resistance

[pyes duh rey-zee-stahns, pee-es duh ri-zee-stahns] / pyɛs də reɪ ziˈstɑ̃s, piˈɛs də rɪ ziˈstɑns /


pièce de résistance


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But the pièce de résistance of her spooky spread?

From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025

Its pièce de résistance is its very own AI model, called the Large Nature Model.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024

If you want to buy a Birkin bag, the pièce de résistance from the French luxury retailer Hermès, you should know that you probably can’t.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2024

I can’t remember what inspired me to choose caramel as the pièce de résistance, but I am so glad that’s where we landed.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

Nancy rested after that, refusing to enter any of the minor contests until the long race—the pièce de résistance of the evening—was called.

From A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall by Marlowe, Amy Bell