shiny
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If you can’t afford the shiny new Beamer right now, BMW will lend you the money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Taxi driver Mohammed Kanaan drives his shiny new electric car around Damascus's rundown streets, hoping for higher profits as spiking petrol prices made his old car too expensive to run.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Stay on message. Do not get distracted by shiny objects. Because those shiny objects, according to the data, won’t help us win.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
"The risk is very real," says the boss of the Signal Foundation, which runs the encrypted messaging app of the same name, "but it's not the shiny ghost stories the wild-eyed boys are talking about".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“She looked like a shiny coyote. See your tail? That would be a gift from your mother.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Maybe Hibs fans want something similar, something shinier, something more exotic.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Ormat’s market cap is modest compared with shinier energy upstarts, at around $8 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The original’s Cylons were the show’s answer to George Lucas’ stormtroopers in “Star Wars,” only shinier, with sinister red lights roving back and forth where their eyes should be.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
Gold and silver are physical stores of value that investors can view as a hedge against the U.S. dollar, and both metals have grown shinier as the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate cuts have weakened the dollar.
From Barron's ● Dec. 29, 2025
The long, lonesome hair on Miss Hennepin’s upper lip was even curlier and shinier than the last time Roy had seen her.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Today, these centres are the shiniest parts of India's red-hot economy but not everyone has been able to enjoy the boom times as opportunities remain uneven.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Barely two years in, Maye’s the shiniest star in a merciless sports metropolis—and he’s one Sunday victory from all the local Bradys naming their future firstborns Drake.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
“Instead, we’re turning to one of spring’s shiniest gems: strawberries.”
From Salon ● May 23, 2025
He travelled to matches at home and abroad, from the grassroots to the shiniest showcases.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
The tallest, blackest, shiniest boots I had ever seen, endless columns.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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