splendid
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He was a splendid biographer of the man he described in another book as “the master.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The Geoff Hurst hat-trick goal was a great finale to a splendid occasion.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Elsewhere are splendid cabinets with mother-of-pearl inlay, gorgeous enamel accessories, plush velvet textiles and engraved iron swords.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The writer Beatrix Potter described it as "splendid" and singled out Braemar as "one of the leading pictures".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Most people would have termed her a splendid woman of her age: and so she was, no doubt, physically speaking; but then there was an expression of almost insupportable haughtiness in her bearing and countenance.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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