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gloss

[glos, glaws] / glɒs, glɔs /






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She pulls a hand-held camera from her purse, adjusts her soft curls, and applies a fresh coat of lip gloss.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Spain scored twice in the second half via Paco Alcacer and Sergio Ramos to take some of the gloss off the scoreline - but it was still a mightily impressive win for Gareth Southgate's side.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

Kavanaugh, in a concurrence, added his own gloss, reiterating the court’s previous declaration that the Fed is a “quasi-private, uniquely structured entity” with a “distinct historical tradition.”

From Slate Jun. 29, 2026

While “Blue Heron” may not come coated in the feel-good gloss of “The Sheep Detectives,” these two films are mirror images — not two in a trend, but in direct conversation with one another.

From Salon May 25, 2026

Naturally, I shall gloss over details and mention only what seem to me the trends most relevant to this book.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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