as in nerve
shameless boldness
had the brass to demand a refund for something they had broken themselves!
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Recent Examples of brass
Custom wood furnishings and modern brass fixtures against forest green and white walls nod to contemporary sophistication.
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Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
Ford highlights the focus on creating a functional yet stylish space for bartenders, noting that every detail, from custom brass fixtures to the layout of the bar stations, was designed with bartenders’ needs in mind.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
In the exhibition, the tubular pendants and sconces are arranged in various configurations and theatrical settings; besides brass, bronze, and silver, there are leather and suede options.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024
The latter, with a cascading marble tub, casement brass detailing on the shower and lots of natural light, is a nod to her husband’s experience working with luxury hotel brands like the Six Senses and Auberge Resorts.
—Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
Ford highlights the focus on creating a functional yet stylish space for bartenders, noting that every detail, from custom brass fixtures to the layout of the bar stations, was designed with bartenders’ needs in mind.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
In the exhibition, the tubular pendants and sconces are arranged in various configurations and theatrical settings; besides brass, bronze, and silver, there are leather and suede options.
—Morgan Meier, Curbed, 27 Dec. 2024
The latter, with a cascading marble tub, casement brass detailing on the shower and lots of natural light, is a nod to her husband’s experience working with luxury hotel brands like the Six Senses and Auberge Resorts.
—Stacie Stukin, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024
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Find your rhythm in routine to calm your nerves as the moon and Mercury clash.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2025
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About three and half weeks after leaving Belize, the family went to Miami where Annabelle had an additional surgery to revise her amputation so it would be better suited for a prosthetic, and additional surgery on her hands to repair some nerves and tendon damage.Morgan Chesky, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Coordinators have rarely had the gall to try to run it in those spots, but the Lions did and scored.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Jason, who Reed has the gall to say might not be worth avenging, does Helen one more good turn from beyond the grave.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Trump’s Comments About The Panama Canal Trump remarked that the United States should regain control of the Panama Canal, a statement that evoked arrogance and colonialism in the past.Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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The historical 'attitude' (arrogance) in his acting has fueled MAGA, and his endorsements of Trump are undeniably overbearing and irrational.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Brass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brass. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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