brilliant
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Trump said he will be asking Xi to “‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic,” in his Truth Social post.
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
But dig a little deeper and the decision is not so obvious as the stats warn that, as brilliant as results have been, they're unlikely to continue in the long run.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The glyph glows a brilliant orange, and then catches on fire.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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