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The professor was known for his brilliance.
the brilliance of a diamond
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He’s done a fair imitation of Brown, whose brilliance in 1998 helped to create Petco Park.
Before Thursday, the Padres were a good but flawed team, one that stood 11 games above .500 and trailed the Dodgers by three games in the National League West race.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The new leader is Kenyatta Jackson Jr., who has been waiting in the wings for his chance to step up and has shown flashes of brilliance, albeit in limited snaps.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Inside many of Duchêne’s faithful, masterful re-creations of haute cuisine are hints of a nervy brilliance: in a dish of oeufs mayonnaise, the normally ghost-white emulsion was bright green with herbs and topped audaciously with a tumble of tuna tartare.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Tolkowsky determined that a round brilliant cut should have 58 facets and specific measurements for the crown, pavilion, and table to optimize brilliance and fire.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
The new leader is Kenyatta Jackson Jr., who has been waiting in the wings for his chance to step up and has shown flashes of brilliance, albeit in limited snaps.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 30 July 2025
Inside many of Duchêne’s faithful, masterful re-creations of haute cuisine are hints of a nervy brilliance: in a dish of oeufs mayonnaise, the normally ghost-white emulsion was bright green with herbs and topped audaciously with a tumble of tuna tartare.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Tolkowsky determined that a round brilliant cut should have 58 facets and specific measurements for the crown, pavilion, and table to optimize brilliance and fire.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
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“Brilliance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brilliance. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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brilliance
noun
bril·liance
ˈbril-yən(t)s 
: the quality or state of being brilliant
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