chrome

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Up front, a fierce rictus of sterling-bright, illuminated vertical bars is capped with a chrome plate embossed with the word “Maybach.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

In 1958, as automakers were giving us gas-swigging engines, chrome, and big fins, L.A’.s mayor, Norris Poulson, canceled the order for a Cadillac as his official car, and bought a Rambler instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I also had one of those groovy chrome arched floor lamps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

And while there’s also a lot of personality emanating from the chrome hearts, no one onstage is trying to reinterpret the songs from outside their known, established frameworks.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2025

He seemed fascinated by the stereo player and, as the song played, stood watching it as if he would learn the secrets of its chrome entrails by staring hard at it.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie