brilliant
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There hadn’t been a single hole-in-one at the Masters since 2022, when Stewart Cink carded one on the 16th—the same hole Lowry had aced six years earlier with a brilliant 8-iron.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
"This was just brilliant, this is what a great choir is all about - having fun, great song choices, great leader, seriously," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
Slick handling then put Ellie Kildunne clear, but unlike her brilliant solo try in the World Cup final, the full-back lost control when attempting to ground the ball in one hand.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Intimidating and brilliant, his Julian Sklar is by turns amusingly viperish and not quite successful at concealing the softness of age.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“And with you securing her daughter here with us, well, that was a brilliant move,” Aunt Kitty said, like we were playing a game of chess and I’d just taken the queen.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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