gem
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Stormzy, JLS star Oritse Williams are among those who have sent condolences to Orabiyi's family, with rapper Wretch 32 posting: "Your brother was a gem & will be missed & never forgotten."
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
“We’ve had people coming out of the woodwork, saying, ‘Gosh, I hope you can save this gem of West Virginia,’ ” Blake Rowling said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Then North Beach’s beloved corner gem, Caffe Sapore, got its notice.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Adani was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat state, to a middle-class family but dropped out of school at 16 and moved to financial capital Mumbai to find work in the city's lucrative gem trade.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
And she took a white gem like a star that lay upon her breast hanging upon a silver chain, and she set the chain about Frodo’s neck.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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