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sapphire

[saf-ahyuhr] / ˈsæf aɪər /


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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

Materials with this level of hardness are among the toughest used in industrial applications and rank just below superhard materials such as sapphire and diamond.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Tour the Smithsonian Gem Collection whenever you want with this book on the histories of the Star of Asia sapphire, the Dom Pedro Aquamarine obelisk and the Hope Diamond.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

The stolen items included sapphire and emerald sets once worn by Napoleon’s wives and Empress Eugénie’s diamond corsage brooch.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

They gathered around, and she opened it, and she almost screamed when she saw the sapphire with a star in it.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut




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