jewel

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Male jewel beetles, having evolved to respond to the exciting sight, are known to mistake orange peels for potential mates and die in a fruitless attempt to impregnate them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

King Louis XVI deprived his European rival of its colonial jewel but lost his kingdom and his head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

“I’ll try my very best to turn it around and make it the jewel of downtown L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

Some 20,000 people a day visit the basilica, a jewel of Renaissance architecture, and managing the numbers is a major challenge.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

And no one suspected the pretty blond girl with the ‘megawatt smile’ of being a professional jewel thief.”

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone