sparkle
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The people who dream up the looks that sparkle at high-profile events, and who make sure that even if you don’t feel perfect, you at least look it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
The great Solomon Burke can sing anything and his interpretation of “The Mighty Quinn” still meets that criteria, but there’s not enough substance for him in the song or the arrangement for it to sparkle.
From Salon • Feb. 24, 2026
Yichen Zhou’s colored lighting supplied the sparkle; David Mitsch’s 18th-century costumes the context.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
Missing suspended forward Vinicius Junior and injured midfielder Jude Bellingham, Los Blancos lacked sparkle but did just enough to claim three points on Spain's east coast.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
With a wider brush she splashed blue across the pond, making it sparkle like the one on the back of Father’s rickshaw.
From "Rickshaw Girl" by Mitali Perkins
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