brilliant
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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
Now, I hear it simply as a brilliant piece of music and I end up in the same happy place where so many other listeners reside.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
In 1969, as a young physicist, Leibowitz interviewed for a job at Salomon Brothers with Sidney Homer, the brilliant dean of the bond business.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
On this occasion it failed, but more often than not the workings of this brilliant football mind led to success.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Not only do they get me more books—including one about whales with full-color glossy pictures—but they have a brilliant idea, too.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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