sapphire
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Tour the Smithsonian Gem Collection whenever you want with this book on the histories of the Star of Asia sapphire, the Dom Pedro Aquamarine obelisk and the Hope Diamond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
Second, they replaced the standard sapphire substrate with high-purity silicon, a material foundational to the computing industry.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 17, 2025
The stolen items included sapphire and emerald sets once worn by Napoleon’s wives and Empress Eugénie’s diamond corsage brooch.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2025
Referred to as "the comforter", he was ushered in - along with his family - by a marching band, horse parade and a series of luxury vehicles, among them a midnight sapphire Rolls Royce.
From BBC ● May 3, 2025
His sapphire eyes settled on me and stayed there.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
The Seahawks ring, large as a child’s fist, is encrusted with 20 carats of white diamonds and blue sapphires.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
They also grabbed the diamond-studded crown of Empress Eugenie, a tiara punctuated with sapphires and several other pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
It has eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre's website.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
They also took a necklace that once belonged to Marie-Amelie, the last queen of France, and which contains eight sapphires and 631 diamonds, according to the Louvre's website.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025
Jagged blue sapphires and purple amethysts floated in a space cut way at the top, and they flashed in warning, like a lighthouse.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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