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[glit-er] / ˈglɪt ər /




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“It was all appropriated guitar bodies which Lucien had then turned into wall sculpture by either painting or adorning them with bottle caps, glitter, tin foil, etc,” Powers wrote in Office Magazine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

What to be aware of: Skip near the eyes to avoid nasty scratches on your cornea, says the British Skin Foundation's Dr Emma Wedgeworth, and never use craft glitter.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

Shirts by Niamh, a business providing custom designs, has more than 100,000 followers on TikTok and charges up to £35 for shirts with glitter, gems, spray paint and feathers.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Whoever it was probably was just trying to figure out if that much glitter on her eyelids causes any permanent damage.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

There is also an increasingly heretical chorus of analysts who don’t believe all that glitters is bitcoin.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Actress Helen Mirren glitters front and centre of the Times, after the 81-year-old "dazzling dame" attended the London premiere of the new series of MobLand.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Called both postmedieval and early modern, the Renaissance glitters as a bridge period that helped bring about the modern age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

All that glitters isn’t gold, but it’s easy to see why investors will continue to take a shine to it—and other metals—even after their historic run.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

She glitters like she walked out of a Klimt painting.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

“I was just completely sucked in, and I was intrigued by the ambition, the characters, which just glittered off the page,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

They glittered in gold platform heels, black and tan powersuits, and fur-lined wool dresses for the winter chill lingering in Washington.

From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026

They also didn’t reinvest farm income or Exxon’s dividends, and they picked another specific date when gold had glittered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

But all that glittered was not gold, as a new podcast series reveals, and questions remain about the mysterious death of the company's chief geologist.

From BBC ● May 18, 2024

Father . . . the letter glittered in the criss-cross light as I read the rest.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

As the band emerged in their trademark high-fashion, glittering outfits, the crowd danced freely, setting the tone for an evening that felt less like a routine tour stop and more like a homecoming.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Mallorca is a tourist paradise, with glittering turquoise seas, hidden coves and endless white-sand beaches that have been luring Europeans for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

“So I really am a California girl, I grew up just adjacent to the glittering lights of Hollywood, but close enough to know that there was a real business there,” Howe said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

For someone who has enjoyed a glittering 21-year career, winning titles across multiple promotions, you would think it would be difficult to pinpoint one standout moment.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

If only she could sail that glittering golden ship across the sky, all the way home to Ashton Place!

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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