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brilliance

[bril-yuhns] / ˈbrɪl yəns /




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Remember that the next time a hedge-fund manager is boasting of his brilliance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

I’d spent my youth defending “The Devil Wears Prada” with my life, trying to convince detractors weaponizing the words “chick flick” about its brilliance since the wise, old age of 12.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

“That tension — between brilliance and controversy, innovation and scrutiny — is precisely what continues to draw audiences back, and what will likely shape both the film’s reception and its broader cultural impact.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

The future of Apple is being entrusted to a company veteran said to combine hardware brilliance with "the soul of an innovator."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Some of the secretaries who’d seen the guy come in for his interview were saying that on top of this apparent brilliance he was also cute.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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