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pièce de résistance

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


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

Ermotti may need to persuade Switzerland's authorities that UBS should keep "the piece de resistance," Credit Suisse's domestic bank, said Porta's Wittmann.

From Reuters • Mar. 29, 2023

A pretentious mirror in a tarnished gilt frame was the piece de resistance.

From The Great White Tribe in Filipinia by Gilbert, Paul T. (Paul Thomas)




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