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gloss

[glos, glaws] / glɒs, glɔs /






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However, Jefferies says the return of vehicle-supply constraints took the gloss off it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

John McGinn's late double put the gloss on a dominant performance that was too much for Forest to match, or even cope with.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It has a gloss to it, a kind of quiet sheen that standard mayo simply does not.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Ozon gives it all a fascinatingly detached gloss so that our curiosity is well-tapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

“Come here, Morg,” she said, and she ran the lip gloss over Morgan’s lips.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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