piece de resistance
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France looked effortlessly cool throughout in the sweltering Seville heat - the piece de resistance of that all-timer of a home kit.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Welcome to Earth One, the piece de resistance at CalEarth, an educational campus and nonprofit organization in Hesperia that, for the last three decades, has championed a building style known as the SuperAdobe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
You'll be able to master the piece de resistance of the Thanksgiving tablescape before you know it.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024
Another piece, a high priest-cum-bird look, was surely the piece de resistance: A red-black feathered A-line cape with strong shoulders worn on a male model that powerfully swept the floor.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2022
The readings of Miss Kelsey were the piece de resistance of the evening.
From The Canadian Elocutionist by Anna Kelsey Howard
Jack and Sally’s fated romance is the final piece of the puzzle, the pièce de résistance that helps De Palma’s film rise above the other thrillers of its ilk.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
The resulting set, in many ways, is the production’s pièce de résistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
But the pièce de résistance of her spooky spread?
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
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
A salad with mayonnaise dressing is an ideal pièce de résistance for luncheon.
From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed
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