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She argues that city deputies typically resolve cases for a fraction of the cost of hired guns, and her leading role in California’s globally watched Meta suit may help burnish those claims.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The event is also an opportunity for Canada to burnish its reputation as a good place to do business after years of lagging investment performance.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Again, they know that they can burnish their reputation, maybe get an appointment at a better law school, right?

From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026

Zhang, who teaches students to race at a track on the outskirts of the city, hopes tourism will further burnish the city's biker reputation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026

It’s a glorious evening, warm but not too close, the sun starting its lazy descent, shadows lengthening and the light just beginning to burnish the trees with gold.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

A trade deal would be a huge relief but even without that, a US presidential visit after nearly a decade burnishes Xi's message – that China is open for business and to the world.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

Having the participation of artists such as Kesha, Zedd, and Deadmaus further burnishes its music cred and dangles other lures for viewers to grab onto, even those who aren't kids and don't have them.

From Salon ● May 10, 2023

Brazil has approved the cultivation and sale of drought-tolerant genetically modified wheat, a major boost for the once taboo crop as global food supply fears and regional dry weather burnishes the lure of GMO.

From Reuters ● Mar. 4, 2023

And it also burnishes his leadership at a time when people in Africa are clamoring for greater accountability from their leaders.

From New York Times ● May 27, 2021

TILTON—alarmed, he rises, takes straw from his mouth, examines the chewed end with dismay and casts it from him; removes his hat, looks at this dubiously, burnishes it with a sleeve, and sighs: To-morrow morning!

From Ma Pettengill by Harry Leon Wilson

Jones manages his superb cast with aplomb and cinematographer Wyatt Garfield evocatively captures lower Manhattan’s wintry, burnished glow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

It also burnished the reputation of its low-key Northern Irish chief designer, 41, who was appointed almost exactly a year ago with the task of modernising all of Dior's fashion lines.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

He may have lost some mainstream acceptance and his FX series, but has since lined his bank account and burnished his career quite handsomely.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

But recently, a proliferation of sparkling wines beyond the usual Champagnes, Cavas, Crémants and Proseccos has burnished the beverage’s reputation as one to enjoy on its own, on any day of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The top part of the painting, where the sky would have been, was covered in burnished silver.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

And all were endorsed by Zohran Mamdani, the city’s Democratic Socialist mayor, burnishing his kingmaker bona fides.

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

He rose through the ranks, burnishing his credentials by leading a campaign battling an ethnic rebel insurrection around crucial trade crossings with China.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

Shares in Gucci-owner Kering gained more ground Thursday after sales at the fashion house beat expectations in the most recent quarter, lifting revenue at the parent group and burnishing hopes of a sustained turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

Iran sees that, in itself, as burnishing its image as a regional heavyweight which matters.

From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2024

I stood at the window to admire the sunlight slanting over the golf course, and burnishing the bare trees on the distant hills.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan