sparkle
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When the keyboard is used, Ms. Giannouli and Mr. Bärtsch employ a range of attacks that yield everything from a dark, gauzy tone to a glassine sparkle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Babies,” his wife Lauren Miller Rogen’s dramedy, explains why, with sparkle and charm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"I just feel like her sparkle lives on in all of us," said Rickards.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Máirtín Mac Gabhann said Dáithí had a "sparkle" back in his eye and that he had a "sweetie party" to watch the World Cup final.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Below the iceberg, a sparkle, and Roz swam up from the depths.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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Chunky platform sandals, fitted baby tees, butterfly clips on perfectly crimped hair, brightly patterned skirts and tons of sparkles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
A brilliant field of red, white, and blue stars sparkles across a new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, resembling a sparkler glowing against the night sky.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
She grilled Claude for the right combination of swish and sparkles, to the amusement of her nosy older sister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Paul Joels, 44, drove from Nottinghamshire to capture the "sparkles", along with other photographers and locals from the area.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
She ran toward the businessman but dissipated into sparkles before she reached him, and the older spirit didn’t seem to realize she had even been there.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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In a wry nod to Homer, he gives us a “sea that sparkled like lager.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Root has sparkled since relinquishing the captaincy, averaging over 54 since June 2022 compared to an average of 46.44 in the five years prior and scoring 16 of his 41 Test centuries.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Tuesday evening’s April quarter earnings sparkled, as sales of $3 billion and earnings 85 cents a share both surpassed analyst estimates.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
The MacArthur “genius grant” winner sparkled with sartorial edge as he strutted across the stage in a white tuxedo shirt to discuss his book “Emperor of Gladness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
It shone with gold and gleamed with ivory and sparkled with jewels.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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On the appointed evening, Drew and I watched the sun set over the Pacific with an intimate coterie of dear friends, imbibing cocktails, mocktails and my favorite Schramsberg sparkling wine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The Champagne Winegrowers' Association launched a study to expand the region in which the sparkling wine could be produced in 2003 when sales were rising.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
It also features sparkling cameos from Penélope Cruz as a sultry cabaret dancer and Glenn Close as a Spanish-speaking American professor.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
At Chappell Roan shows, fans often arrive in sparkling Western wear to honor her hit “Pink Pony Club.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fish as big as houses with sparkling scales darted away from the jellyfish creatures.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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