brilliant
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"By the time we got down to the club everyone knew and was shaking his hand. It was a brilliant time for everyone."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The visual alteration was not brilliant – the influencer has to cover the bottom of his chin to hide his beard – but it was clearly enough to fool the retired teacher.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
In fairness, Burry is no one-trick pony—his stock picks often have been brilliant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The president said in a social media post that he would ask China’s Xi Jinping to “‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic.”
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
It was there, by brilliant moonlight, that Cox saw the initials J.W.B. tattooed on the hand of the injured stranger.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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