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She argues that city deputies typically resolve cases for a fraction of the cost of hired guns, and her leading role in California’s globally watched Meta suit may help burnish those claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The event is also an opportunity for Canada to burnish its reputation as a good place to do business after years of lagging investment performance.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“It’s terrible that a man has lost his life, I think, because others were so keen on having him burnish their credentials,” said James Cleverly, a former U.K. foreign secretary who is Black.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

Again, they know that they can burnish their reputation, maybe get an appointment at a better law school, right?

From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026

I sensed her weakness and spent most of class coming up with creative ways to burnish my status as class clown.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

A trade deal would be a huge relief but even without that, a US presidential visit after nearly a decade burnishes Xi's message – that China is open for business and to the world.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Villains who get away with their crimes can become heroes, their sins remade to reflect the independent streak that burnishes our identity.

From Salon ● Jan. 3, 2024

Brazil has approved the cultivation and sale of drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat, a major boost for the once taboo crop as global food supply fears and regional dry weather burnishes the lure of GMO.

From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2023

It burnishes your brand as not just being a pretty face.”

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2021

Activity is the rubbing paper that scours the rust from the soul and burnishes her to a new shine.

From Stories from the Old Attic by Robert A. Harris

Over a monthslong process, she burnished a 3-foot-long panel to the mirror-like clarity of stainless steel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Jones manages his superb cast with aplomb and cinematographer Wyatt Garfield evocatively captures lower Manhattan’s wintry, burnished glow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

But recently, a proliferation of sparkling wines beyond the usual Champagnes, Cavas, Crémants and Proseccos has burnished the beverage’s reputation as one to enjoy on its own, on any day of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

He may have lost some mainstream acceptance and his FX series, but has since lined his bank account and burnished his career quite handsomely.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

His rondels were golden sunbursts, all his fastenings were gilded, and the red steel was burnished to such a high sheen that it shone like fire in the light of the rising sun.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

He lost the use of his right hand after a bombing in 1981, burnishing his credentials as a Shia revolutionary who has known sacrifice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

And all were endorsed by Zohran Mamdani, the city’s Democratic Socialist mayor, burnishing his kingmaker bona fides.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

Even the youngest boys at Page were expected to evaluate their own performances honorably and honestly, and, according to one burnishing newspaper account, to realize “what it means to be ‘the captain of his soul.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

He rose through the ranks, burnishing his credentials by leading a campaign battling an ethnic rebel insurrection around crucial trade crossings with China.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

I stood at the window to admire the sunlight slanting over the golf course, and burnishing the bare trees on the distant hills.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan