greatness

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That’s how you get branded a dinosaur, a fuddy-dud, an inhibitor of the inexorable march toward efficiency and greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The Daily Telegraph gave two stars, saying the film "reaches for moments of greatness, and once or twice gets there", but that "those peaks just aren't as razor-sharp as they used to be".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Maybe because Shaquille O’Neal spoke only via video Sunday, the greatness of this organization never felt further away.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

In his second year he met Arthur Hallam, the golden boy of the university, who seemed destined for future greatness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Little in his early life suggested the greatness to come.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson