velvet

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The quality of Ms. Stevenson’s voice is like crystal under velvet, clear-edged yet somehow soft, and her diction is as crisp as a fresh green apple.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Guests enter past rows of hanging Peking ducks and through velvet ropes into a dark, buzzing dining room.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

She appears in a low-cut blue velvet dress, her hair down and singing in a country where music is effectively banned.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Catherine, wearing a pink and white gown with a burgundy velvet belt which matched William's suit jacket, said she saw the Shakespeare drama on Saturday.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Paloma, the laziest cat on earth, eyes us suspiciously from her velvet tower but doesn’t lift her head.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller