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  • After visiting every shopping area in Beijing and high-gloss mega mall, it is clear China is a work in progress and nothing will stop the powerful move forward for their new fast growing affluent middle class.

    Norma Kamali: My Trip to China Norma Kamali 2010

  • After visiting every shopping area in Beijing and high-gloss mega mall, it is clear China is a work in progress and nothing will stop the powerful move forward for their new fast growing affluent middle class.

    Norma Kamali: My Trip to China Norma Kamali 2010

  • Meow Meow's sexy, singular delivery is matched by her high-gloss irreverence.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Orlando, El Gato Con Botas, Meow Meow Fern Siegel 2010

  • After visiting every shopping area in Beijing and high-gloss mega mall, it is clear China is a work in progress and nothing will stop the powerful move forward for their new fast growing affluent middle class.

    Norma Kamali: My Trip to China Norma Kamali 2010

  • The guitarist had been in and out of rehab before, but the treatment finally took at the same time that he embraced an accessible high-gloss sound that yielded hits such as "Pretending."

    The Rehab Album John Jurgensen 2011

  • Meow Meow's sexy, singular delivery is matched by her high-gloss irreverence.

    Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Orlando, El Gato Con Botas, Meow Meow Fern Siegel 2010

  • I painted it a high-gloss enamel white, and plopped it in the kitchen—sacrilege in the eyes of some, but a great solution for me.

    Decorating With Mama's Things Frances Schultz 2011

  • How it fares on a network of high-gloss dramas such as "Grey's Anatomy" will be a gauge of whether found footage is a viable genre for TV or a passing gimmick.

    Shaky Cameras, Glimpses of Menace John Jurgensen 2012

  • You can paint a room in high-gloss, water-based paint, or do like decorators and go for a lacquered finish, which involves several coats of polyurethane over water-based paint, sanding between layers.

    Shine On, Glossy Walls Sara Ruffin Costello 2010

  • The bath tub and the sink are made of white high-gloss Corian, an acrylic-like substance.

    Designing for Space and Family 2011

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