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brio

[bree-oh, bree-aw] / ˈbri oʊ, ˈbri ɔ /


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Mr. Jordan tells the story of Eisenhower and Churchill with great brio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

"Signed a hundred NDAs but I still say something," she snarls with punky brio over an Oh Mickey drumbeat.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

My experience didn’t quite live up to Rich’s lavish praise, but I was indeed dazzled by Greenberg’s New York wit, which struck me as an acutely sensitive, off-angle version of George S. Kaufman’s Broadway brio.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

And speaking of Cade, Sessions’ flamboyant performance as the agent of anarchy bounds across the stage with a “Spamalot”-level of madcap brio.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

He plays very correctly, one might say without a fault, but I have heard violinists who play with more brio.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)




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