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  • adjective superlative form of bright: most bright.

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Examples

  • How to compensate our best and our brightest is a tricky subject.

    Letting the Consumers Set the Price Anne-Marie 2007

  • How to compensate our best and our brightest is a tricky subject.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Anne-Marie 2007

  • HATFIELD: The materials are what we call brightest (ph) cloth, which is a curtain material, plastic-like material that's used for temporary ventilation structures.

    CNN Transcript Jan 3, 2006 2006

  • Lord Chatham returned to England, where he distinguished himself greatly in the debates on the American war, which he called the brightest jewel of the British crown.

    Little Travels and Roadside Sketches 2004

  • Flushing was taken, and Lord Chatham returned to England, where he distinguished himself greatly in the debates on the American war, which he called the brightest jewel of the British crown.

    Little Travels and Roadside Sketches William Makepeace Thackeray 1837

  • Now in its sophomore year at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the three-day design festival brings together the best and brightest from the design industry to offer visitors “real live modern design” in the form of an expansive exhibition, design conference, home tours and special events.

    Haily Zaki | Inhabitat 2010

  • Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the 121 semifinalists for the 2010 William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy), endowed by HealthSouth, and the candidates for the 2010 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.

    Baltz a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy Eric Prisbell 2010

  • Now in its sophomore year at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the three-day design festival brings together the best and brightest from the design industry to offer visitors “real live modern design” in the form of an expansive exhibition, design conference, home tours and special events.

    Dwell on Design 2009 is This Month! | Inhabitat 2009

  • From record-breaking superbikes to beautiful sustainably-built homes, to innovative new building materials, read on for 2009's best and brightest from the fields of transportation, design, products, services, and entertainment!

    Evelyn Lee | Inhabitat 2010

  • The standard candle Jim wanted to work on, and the one most popular in the early 1970s, was called the brightest cluster galaxy.

    A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010

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