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Recent Examples of rhinestoneFor an easier option, opt for rhinestone nail stickers—Daily Charme and Teenitor have glitzy, colorful gems that add a touch of sparkle to any manicure.—Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 19 Feb. 2026 Some collections added sparkle via lurex blends and rhinestone embellishments, while others incorporated patchwork and destruction.—Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2026 Musto and Lupton also closed a partnership with Toyota to hand-rhinestone a Tundra pickeup activation for the Super Bowl and Stagecoach Festival.—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026 Her Piviano pointed-toe pumps from Jessica Simpson featured a transparent mesh upper covered in rhinestone stripes that gave it a little extra dazzle.—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rhinestone
The operation in KwaZulu-Natal province is focused on extracting zircon, rutile, ilmenite, and titanium oxide — critical ingredients in products such as paint, sunscreen, and smartphones.
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Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
2 Mar. 2026
The oldest material is 4.4-billion-year-old zircon crystals from Western Australia.
Today, it's attached to a 20th-century gold and cabochon ruby necklace made by Cartier to evoke the style of the original silk cord.
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Laura Scafati,
Vanity Fair,
30 Jan. 2026
The late Princess of Wales often wore the sapphire cabochon and diamond cluster earrings for royal engagements, wearing them as both double drops and studs over the years.
One of her favorite specimens was the rain beetle, a fuzzy scarab-like insect that can't feed as an adult, relying solely on fat stores from its larval stages.
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Christine Mai-Duc,
CBS News,
26 Feb. 2026
The old elegance of my heart became as small
As a coffin carved for a scarab which lived
Three thousand years ago and died of sun
And scalpel, supernatural, but musical.