brilliant

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I think Pep will go out on a high, helped by the fact Aston Villa will still be celebrating after their brilliant Europa League win.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

But Mary is different from the superpowered variety of the trope, or the brilliant outcasts in teen movies like “Mean Girls,” “Sixteen Candles,” “The Edge of Seventeen” or “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.”

From Salon • May 20, 2026

A victim impact statement was also read out on behalf of Sadio's father, who said that his daughter was "a brilliant mother, a leader and incredibly intelligent" but added that their lives "had crumbled".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Millions of readers bought Hawking’s 1988 book, “A Brief History of Time,” eager to learn from the brilliant physicist, who had first gained prominence studying singularities and black holes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

She had only to keep going, and eventually the huts, fields, and brilliant lights of Zimbabwe would appear.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer