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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

I admire her brio to take on Bass and respect her place in L.A. political history.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

He’s played with oft-drunken brio by Nick Offerman, whose voice Makowsky says he heard in his head as soon as he started writing the role: “I was like, it has to be Nick Offerman.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Doesn’t con brio mean—well, what the devil does it mean?

From A Book of Burlesques by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)




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