polish
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One of the faces looked very similar, but when she looked more closely, the toenail polish didn't match.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
It wouldn’t surprise him if some employers expect AI mastery — especially with the technology’s ability to create and polish images.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 22, 2026
In a statement when the second delay was announced, Rockstar said it needed extra months to finish the game with the level of polish fans had come to "expect and deserve".
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
With “The Sheep Detectives,” the film’s polish is its purpose.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Sister Gladys had styled her hair and given her clear polish for her fingernails.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
The phrase is self-explanatory, but Ms. Farr is insistent, so in her reading the woman polishes silver “until it gleamed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
He’s proud that every knife he forges, hammers, grinds and polishes — sometimes taking him more than three days — “feels good in the hand.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
A software program then uses these dimensions and the desired critical tolerances to guide the finishing device, which effectively polishes out any irregularities in the part.
From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024
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
El-Sayed is not Platner; he’s been in electoral politics for nearly a decade and has a polished résumé.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
There is a playroom with polished concrete floors meant to withstand damage from their seven grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then came artificial intelligence, which has made it easy for everyone to dash off a polished note on why they’re the best fit for the job — and do that repeatedly.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
But when we spoke about his second solo album, “Acomodo,” the Nayarit-born, Sinaloa-raised singer, whose real name is Jesús Roberto Laija García, arrived polished, perfumed and poised.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Ralph watched the boys leave before he carefully polished every millimeter of his beautiful new car.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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
Zidane had his pick of top clubs when leaving Bordeaux in summer 1996, opting for Turin where Juventus were polishing a freshly-collected Champions League trophy.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
“We are still working on polishing this diamond and there are a few things we still need to work on.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
In the chemical industry, cerium is widely used in oil refining and glass polishing -- as well as in flints for cigarette lighters.
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
Izzi raises an eyebrow and takes up her polishing cloth.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
