grandeur
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The photographs were almost absurdly theatrical: silver serving pieces and candelabras, the gilt-and-cream grandeur of the White House, and, arrayed beneath it all, mountains of branded fast-food packaging.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
What’s more, the histrionic grandeur she imbues the scene with overshadows the dramatic revelation that follows: the reading of the Delphic oracle’s judgment that she is indeed innocent, and Leontes is “a jealous tyrant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Putellas' fame is widespread and her grandeur was epitomised by her London City unveiling alongside billionaire owner Michele Kang in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
But here Dudamel became more simply an architect of awe, unfazed by Mahlerian uncertainty as he worked his way to an inevitable cosmic grandeur unfazed by uncertainty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
We watched in silence at the beauty and grandeur of the great fish.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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