splendid

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Her take is a maelstrom of splendid beauty and doomed love, colliding at a feverish pace that makes the fidelity to Brontë’s book moot.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

Elsewhere, Augsburg beat St Pauli 2-1 and Werder Bremen's Keke Topp snatched a point with a splendid late goal at home in a 1-1 draw with Borussia Moenchengladbach.

From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026

Our critic said it’s an opera “replete with vocal fireworks and splendid tunes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

"The effect of his splendid example was immediate, and the company dashed out to the assault."

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Hendaye had a splendid beach, but he was anxious to start on the fishing-trip.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway