brilliant
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As Chloe Lamford’s brilliant two-level set rotates, we—and the characters—travel from the banquet room to the classroom, through intermediate spaces like a bathroom, a kitchen and a supply closet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Race organiser Duncan Smith said: "It's been a brilliant day with fantastic weather, after three years when it's absolutely bucketed down with rain."
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
“From a margin basis, it’s probably not the most brilliant thing in the world,” Haywood said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
“Oh boy Du Bois! You don’t know Grandpa Doc? He’s our father’s father, and he’s one of the most brilliant Manifestors in the world.”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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