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glorious

[glawr-ee-uhs, glohr-] / ˈglɔr i əs, ˈgloʊr- /


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Invented in the 1960s, jet skis ushered in either a glorious era in human recreation or an ongoing tragedy of our watery commons, depending on who you ask.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

For those who are counting, that’s a glorious extra 5 cents an hour.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

But for millions like me, the robot Olympics burst into our feeds as a glorious cornucopia of slapstick comedy.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

Their children grew up in a glorious era of double-digit economic growth.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The war would not be short and glorious, as so many had wished to believe.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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