polishing
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In polishing the metal, the authors write, Ms. Ando wanted to “bring it back to the world of the living.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
Caligiuri now prefers devouring barbeque to polishing off opposing forwards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
Zidane had his pick of top clubs when leaving Bordeaux in summer 1996, opting for Turin where Juventus were polishing a freshly-collected Champions League trophy.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
The sea-lion pool is right there, and that kept John busy while I was combing my hair and polishing my Ben Franklin sunglasses.
From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel
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