splendor
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His account on Friday night of Mr. Salonen’s five-movement clarinet concerto “Kinēma” was an alchemic blend of technical acumen and tonal splendor in one of the composer’s most immediately enjoyable works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
As if these athletes are somehow the pinnacle of military splendor.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
The costumes by Qween Jean have an extravagant splendor that make it impossible to not want to strike a pose.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
It brought the bootstrapping fantasy of this rising family, a few generations removed from the toiling class, into Britain’s living rooms with the right blend of serious theatricality and soapy splendor.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
“I did it! I channeled the splendor on my own!”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
It appears to have flourished roughly 3,000 years ago, boasting splendors even more exquisite than those of China’s heralded ancient dynasties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Donny Hathaway had already been expounding on the splendors and indignities of American life by the time he got to the Troubadour in West Hollywood in the last week of August 1971.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Goodly splendors await upon your victory. Love, Mr. Milchick."
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
In 2008, Mr. Latchford, who had homes in Bangkok and London, collaborated on a book called “Khmer Gold: Gifts for the Gods” that was filled with photos of the ancient splendors he had avidly acquired.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
August arrived with a deepening of all the summertime splendors of New Hampshire.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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