brilliant
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“I will be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic, and help bring the People’s Republic to an even higher level!,”
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
But I had to play a brilliant, believable baseball player.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Cavalcanti’s, no less brilliant in its execution, looks through the glass darkly, with painful scenes of long-ago squalor and depravity that sadly echo our own.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
He's been learning on the job and he's done brilliant.
From BBC • May 8, 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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