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Lizzo’s girl-powered live band, which featured 19-year-old guitar standout Jordan Waters, gave a lot of her heavily streamed songs a fresh feel, with more organic renditions of the pop star’s well-polished productions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Audiences could be turned off by Mr. Smith’s presence, perhaps taking some gloss off the well-polished Apple brand.

From New York Times • Sep. 18, 2022

“The car that they’re presenting in the showroom looks shinier, looks well-polished, but lift the hood, it’s no different.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2020

Lips were just balmed and kept natural and nails followed the same trend: they were just kept neutral, only well-polished.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2017

Francie looked at his well-polished black shoes and noticed how the cuffless trousers came down in the back over the heel, and what a nice break they made across his instep.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith