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sapphire

[saf-ahyuhr] / ˈsæf aɪər /


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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

Researchers across all three labs followed this idea and built a tantalum-based superconducting circuit on a sapphire substrate.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 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

She completed the look with a sapphire and diamond brooch.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

In her palm w'as a ring of watery blue sapphire, a gift from her mother, who had died many years before.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan