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The professor was known for his brilliance.
the brilliance of a diamond
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On the most sobering, sensational of Fridays, one man’s arrest became another man’s freedom, a simple ballgame serving as a striking example of brilliance unburdened.
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Was Franklin largely a horny quip machine whose brilliance was in getting the French to act against their national self-interest, in a foreshadowing of the myopia that led to the French Revolution several years later?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Was Franklin largely a horny quip machine whose brilliance was in getting the French to act against their national self-interest, in a foreshadowing of the myopia that led to the French Revolution several years later?
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brilliance. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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brilliance
noun
bril·liance
ˈbril-yən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being brilliant
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