refinement
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"All this comes with true excitement about the beauty, elegance, and refinement found in and produced by nature."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Catherine Earnshaw, raised in the “disorderly, comfortless” gothic abode of Wuthering Heights, is seduced by the refinement of the neighboring Thrushcross Grange, “a splendid place carpeted with crimson.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
"We want to bring glamour, we want to bring refinement, we want to bring grace back," Riyadh Air CEO Tony Douglas told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
I'm not rigid about development, improvement and refinement.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
These already show an assurance and refinement far removed from any humble beginnings.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
The exterior has refinements to distinguish its front from its rear and a new speaker and microphone in the door interface.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
There have been multiple versions and refinements made to the fiscal rules by successive governments including the current one.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Medvedev believes the core mechanism behind the zebra stripes is now largely understood, though further refinements may improve precision.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
On Tuesday, Bass’ office did not immediately explain what the refinements were.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2026
The method today has many refinements, but then it consisted of working the always shifting edges of the audiences that others had managed to draw.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Vocabulary lists containing refinement
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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"The Mixer" by P.G. Wodehouse
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