sterling
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The biggest one for McIlroy is less tangible than the Green Jacket in the wardrobe, the sterling silver replica trophy on the mantelpiece, or the reserved spot in the car park.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
With revenue and earnings growing in the double digits, and a sterling balance sheet, “Microsoft is as attractive as it has almost ever been,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Melodrama doesn’t exactly have the most sterling reputation for discerning cinema viewers.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
The independent, nonpartisan Cook Political Report, which has a sterling decades-long record of election forecasting, said the most probable outcome is a wash.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026
A woman bumped my arm with a sterling candlestick while a man ran by holding an accordion.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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