polish
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That focus on effort over polish has, surprisingly, helped it survive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Khachanov fought back after going a break down early in the second set and forced a tie-break, saving set point with a magnificent backhand to polish off a 22-shot rally.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then bring AI back in to review and polish what you have put together, and check over the final version yourself one last time before hitting submit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The raw model needs to polish its abilities by learning from an expert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Hey, nail polish and paint are practically the same thing!” she counters.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In the jewellery workshop, quieter than the Royal Mint's coin-pressing halls where he used to work, 63-year-old John Powell carefully polishes a ring.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
One especially useful touch for travelers: the spa offers quick-drying traditional polishes, making it easier to get back to sightseeing without worrying about smudges.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Commercial nail polishes were used to test additives for formula compatibility and electrical performance.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
The phrase is self-explanatory, but Ms. Farr is insistent, so in her reading the woman polishes silver “until it gleamed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Well, Mrs. van D. does the cooking and Mother does the dishes and polishes the furniture.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
“I want to become a better version of me. Not the polished version I show the world ... the actual one,” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
With her layered hair and polished style, she looked the part of a suburban mom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A green velvet sofa that the actress brought with her from a previous home adds a splash of color to the otherwise polished space.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
She remembers swapping a polished City environment, where there was always someone else to call for help, for having to do almost everything herself.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
He pulled the silver cuff off and held it at a different angle to let its polished exterior shine.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
And the idea of polishing silver, however seductive the results, was realistically never going to be part of any household routine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
When it offered him half a song, he said, “Good enough” — without even bothering to run it through a few rounds of polishing.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you want her to pay for the French polishing, you have an extra incentive to reopen this line of communication — and the wound.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Caligiuri now prefers devouring barbeque to polishing off opposing forwards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The black girl with the flute is staring at us now, having finished the polishing business and begun nibbling celery.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
