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verve

[vurv] / vɜrv /


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But it didn’t even have an original score, drawing instead on hits from the songbook of Celine Dion, played with delectable verve by the show’s co-author, Marla Mindelle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The task now for Kerkez is to bring some of the attacking verve he was noted for with the Cherries to the Liverpool shirt.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“As my father’s words to me, they ring out loud and clear today,” he said with the sort of verve that is rarely heard around the team these days.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

By Wednesday afternoon, the president had apparently decided to try to bring some of his verve and bombast to the White House’s East Room.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Don’t think, because we have no fancy bandstands or city parks, that we can’t celebrate Independence Day with as much verve as you do in the big city.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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