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marvels

noun

plural of marvel

as in wonders

something extraordinary or surprising that new electric car really is a marvel

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Recent Examples of marvels Unlike other pipe organs, these engineering marvels have percussive sound effects for thunderclaps, horse hooves and train whistles, perfect for old movie palaces. — Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026 Few people realize it these days, but both the rifle and round were technical marvels. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026 An Amazon subcontracted delivery driver marvels at the company’s surveillance of his work combined with their hands-off attitude towards any liability. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 Here, age-old traditions fuse with contemporary flavors, archaeological marvels meet modernist museums, rugged peaks are juxtaposed against verdant plains, and stretches of sandy shorelines lead to charming inland villages. — Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Metzger marvels as the shark’s thick, rugged skin snaps a surgical-grade scalpel. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 Skills that easily get tagged for the purposes of AI modeling achieve some algorithmic marvels but fail in the objective of what they were supposed to do in the first place. — Tonushree Mondal, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 This makes these machines true marvels of innovation, not artists or creatives. — David Barber, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026 These detectors are modern marvels in their own right and represent the culmination of a long heritage of new technology that enables new discoveries. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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This legendary hotel is part safari experience, part luxury resort, and within a stone’s throw of Victoria Falls, offering guests complimentary VIP access to one of the world’s seven natural wonders.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Still one wonders about the defense after Teoscar Hernández misplayed a Michael Harris II double into a triple in the fifth inning before Kris Bubic threw a wild pitch to plate the go-ahead run.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

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Though Rome was not convinced (Columbus had not, to anyone’s knowledge, performed any miracles), in 1892, Pope Leo XIII did issue a special encyclical calling on all clergy in the Americas and in Europe to hold a special Mass each Columbus Day.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
The miracle of the fishes and loaves is one of the only miracles in the first four books of the New Testament.

— Robert Costa, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

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