Word: revels
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It’s a happy coincidence that the two members share a name. The liner notes on their latest album Wonderful Rainbow even credit the duo as “BRIANS GIBSONCHIPPENDALE.” They revel in the precision they can achieve as a small unit...
...Engstroem started the Verbier festival in 1993 to entice the world's greatest musicians into a cozy retreat where they could try out new repertoire and experiment with collaborations. It quickly became one of the most prestigious events in the classical-music calendar, an unparalleled opportunity for fans to revel in the abundance of maestros, for the performers to measure themselves against their peers, and for the recording industry to take soundings of the health of its greatest assets. But even by its galactic standards, Verbier's lineup for its 10th anniversary is extraordinary. There will be no fewer than...
...Redd won’t have much time to revel in her latest victory. She says she has to begin preparing for the national competition...
...Board), but he would tell us quite directly that he was unwilling to share the information and why. If we got something wrong, we heard about it; when we got something particularly right, we heard about that too. Regarding issues on which reasonable people could disagree, he seemed to revel in the chance to conduct debates back and forth with us, and though he rarely yielded his position, he was willing to acknowledge the strength of opposing viewpoints. Interacting with Lewis sometimes made us want to tear our hair out, but the number and quality of our exchanges helped...
...Everest expedition. Those who were on the team knew what was really important. They had seen life held cheaply; they had witnessed bravery, nobility, horror, shame and sacrifice. I don't mean to imply that they were depressingly earnest. On the contrary, all accounts of the expedition revel in the fun the group had, with parties galore in Sherpa villages. But I doubt if anyone on the team thought he was doing anything more significant than climbing a mountain. Those men kept things in perspective. One of my single favorite sentences in all literature is Hunt's description...