shiny
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Pulling alongside the Portland Head Light, a lighthouse dating to 1791, Martin yanked up a trap that held three shiny lobsters, and then demonstrated how to measure their shells with calipers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In effect, they create an atomic scale protective barrier that allows gold to remain shiny almost indefinitely.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 2026
It's a brand new, shiny space with a podcast studio in one corner and gaming screens in the another.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Prime take-off and landing slots, growth in higher margin holidays and an order book of shiny new Airbus aircraft make it very appealing," he said, adding that EasyJet "should go for more" than the offer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
As she and Sue bent over to latch their seat belts, Akira noticed three shiny pinkish lines on the left side of Sue’s forehead.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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Ormat’s market cap is modest compared with shinier energy upstarts, at around $8 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
The original’s Cylons were the show’s answer to George Lucas’ stormtroopers in “Star Wars,” only shinier, with sinister red lights roving back and forth where their eyes should be.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
After volatile recent days, following record highs for silver, precious metals started the new year on a bright note with gold up 0.64 percent per ounce and silver 1.5 percent shinier.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Shanghai was at the heart of it - bigger, shinier and trendier than any other Chinese city.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024
His seat is gray and seems bigger and shinier than the ones in the back, which are blue and don’t look as comfortable.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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Letterboxd Journal would be replaced by the advertorial “journalism” of Netflix Tudum, or lame writing about the library of films currently available on whichever streamer or studio makes the shiniest offer.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
Today, these centres are the shiniest parts of India's red-hot economy but not everyone has been able to enjoy the boom times as opportunities remain uneven.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
Freston drove consistent double-digit growth for 17 years; by 2001 the company had reached $3 billion in revenue—the shiniest gem in the Viacom universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
He travelled to matches at home and abroad, from the grassroots to the shiniest showcases.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2024
She saw that in La Saline the shiniest, healthiest-looking, and best-dressed children go to the church schools.
From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple
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