splendor
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As if these athletes are somehow the pinnacle of military splendor.
From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026
Nathaniel Dance, whose style was influenced by studies in Rome, depicted Frederick, Lord North—the prime minister who bungled America policy on the king’s behalf—in double-chinned, robes-of-state splendor in 1773-74.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The mix of worlds is giddy, begging for splendor.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 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
“Imagine what you could make people see with this kind of power. You could show everyone that the splendor isn’t dangerous, just misunderstood. You could prove they were wrong about everything, about you.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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Encouraging us to shift our gaze from the wall to our devices — to assume that accursed downward tilt of the neck when splendors abound before our eyes — is simply detrimental.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Mr. Gennari, who grew up in Lenox—a little too late for the splendors of Music Inn, except as a point of community pride—is perfectly equipped to tell this tale.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
"Goodly splendors await upon your victory. Love, Mr. Milchick."
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
Black people, in this telling, could be proud of their roots in the ancient kingdom that built some of the world’s greatest splendors.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2023
Italy will return to the splendors of Rome, said the major.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
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