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brilliant

[bril-yuhnt] / ˈbrɪl yənt /




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She plays Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a brilliant mathematician at the University of Chicago played by Don Cheadle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"I think she's more than ready to go, nursery has been brilliant at prepping her."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

He managed that with some brilliant scrambling and play around the greens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Mel has since undergone intensive therapy with a psychologist arranged through her GP who she said was "brilliant".

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

After thousands of hours of calculations, countless dead ends, and a few brilliant mental leaps, they’d worked out Enigma’s internal wiring.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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