pearls
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They had allowed her to take a tile after another player had already grabbed it—technically a no-no—but Impellizzeri, 55 and wearing pearls as big as martini olives, was having none of it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
In her formalwear, Elizabeth favored elaborate embroidery of satin, lace, and silk that incorporated pearls, crystals and sequins.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
He has also mocked allies uneasy about the widening conflict, referring to those who "wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force."
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
Beyond potential heavy metal exposure, the pearls themselves may create digestive problems.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
They weren’t solid gray, but filaments of a hundred different grays and blues and pearls, and they looked like reflections of light wavering on water, with the softest sunburst of amber haloing his pupils.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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