refinement
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"All this comes with true excitement about the beauty, elegance, and refinement found in and produced by nature."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Xanadu has yet to broadly commercialize its technology, focusing its resources on technical refinement.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
"There's going to be a refinement process," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Zumthor also seemed deeply pleased with the moment, saying, “I’ve always been happy,” and emphasized that working in L.A. taught him to embrace a certain frontier-like lack of refinement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026
So we were put through every conceivable refinement of parade-ground soldiering till we often howled with rage.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
But Twain’s greatest discovery was his gloriously unshackled literary style, which was inspired by local dialects and liberated from European refinements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Medvedev believes the core mechanism behind the zebra stripes is now largely understood, though further refinements may improve precision.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
The typing tutor and vocab trainer were easy to make based on a description of the app and a few rounds of refinements.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2026
Carter Chapman, Kemp’s spokesperson, said Monday that the Kemp administration remains committed to Pathways and making refinements to meet the health care needs of Georgians.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2025
The final refinements of the coordinates were finished the following evening.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing refinement
"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift
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Vocabulary from "John L. O'Sullivan on 'Manifest Destiny' " from 1839
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"The Mixer" by P.G. Wodehouse
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