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sapphire

[saf-ahyuhr] / ˈsæf aɪər /


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Materials with this level of hardness are among the toughest used in industrial applications and rank just below superhard materials such as sapphire and diamond.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

She completed the look with a sapphire and diamond brooch.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

They pulled into the Walmart parking lot as the moon was rising bright and silver in the sapphire sky.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner