sapphire
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The setting is, once again, part of the draw: The clinic sits above the sapphire Lake Altaussee, surrounded by pine forests and limestone massifs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Diving in the sapphire waters around it is the increasingly scarce Australian sea lion.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The color palette consists of hues commonly found in Art Deco architecture, including muted green, sapphire and ruby.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
Second, they replaced the standard sapphire substrate with high-purity silicon, a material foundational to the computing industry.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
Jewels danced when he moved his hands; onyx and opal, tiger’s eye and tourmaline, ruby, amethyst, sapphire, emerald, jet and jade, a black diamond, and a green pearl.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The allegedly stolen Fabergé egg is set with 60 white diamonds and 15 blue sapphires, according to the jeweller's website, and opens to reveal an 18K gold miniature octopus.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
Authorities are deeply concerned, however, that the jewels risk being broken down for their valuable gems, which range from hundreds of diamonds to emeralds and sapphires the size of lozenges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
It has eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre's website.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
The findings included nearly 1,800 gems, including rubies, topaz, sapphires and patterned gold sheets, stored inside a brick chamber.
From BBC ● May 6, 2025
The commons realized in the same instant as Ned that the blue of the flowers came from sapphires; a gasp went up from a thousand throats.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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