polish
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The lady wore bright red nail polish, low-cut tops and high heels - young Dolly thought she was beautiful.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“There was no polish or anything,” Robinson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
Gibson’s financial advice video reached nearly 500,000 views by ditching institutional polish for a casual bedroom setup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Kavuma's philosophy is that there is so much talent in the ghetto, you just have to polish it.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Cold polish spreads out across the nail bed of my big toe.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In the jewellery workshop, quieter than the Royal Mint's coin-pressing halls where he used to work, 63-year-old John Powell carefully polishes a ring.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
One especially useful touch for travelers: the spa offers quick-drying traditional polishes, making it easier to get back to sightseeing without worrying about smudges.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Commercial nail polishes were used to test additives for formula compatibility and electrical performance.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2026
At one point, for example, she reads a passage in which a woman polishes silver “until it gleamed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
He polishes his corn dog off in a few bites and then looks at my untouched lunch.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
“The star will cure and will be polished on Friday for fans to enjoy,” Martinez said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
There’s Olive, 12, from Charlotte, North Carolina, whose goal is to sell 8,000 boxes and who already possesses the polished ease of someone who understands how to speak to an audience.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
She remembers swapping a polished City environment, where there was always someone else to call for help, for having to do almost everything herself.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But his film is so polished, and its imagery so vivid, that you want to look past these deficits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
He unrolled the ship’s blueprints across a long, polished table.
From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis
An assembly line of around 30 middle-aged men and women is screwing, drilling and polishing CRP Technology's signature product: a robotic arm which performs various industrial tasks.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
When it offered him half a song, he said, “Good enough” — without even bothering to run it through a few rounds of polishing.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
If you want her to pay for the French polishing, you have an extra incentive to reopen this line of communication — and the wound.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
Caligiuri now prefers devouring barbeque to polishing off opposing forwards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
I peel them, slice them, put them in the soup pot, and Ilse starts to sniff the air, polishing her nails on my sofa.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
