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The real deal: A new report from the Natural Diamond Council shows sales booming

Nypost · · 325 words · By Alev Aktar
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Per a recent Ipsos/De Beers survey, a whopping 43% of women and 55% of men anticipate purchasing or receiving natural diamond jewelry over the next two years.”
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The provided evidence for this claim only describes what Ipsos is as a company; it does not contain the specific survey results regarding the 43% of women and 55% of men.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Eva-Catharina Cramer colloquially Catharina Cramer (born 14 February 1978) is a German businesswoman and brewery heiress currently serving as chief executive officer (CEO) of Warsteiner since 2012.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eva-Catharina_Cramer
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Over the course of centuries, a multitude of national symbols and material items have arisen as uniquely Canadian or possessing uniquely Canadian characteristics. These symbols and items represent the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_symbols_of_Canada
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Quebec (French: Québec) is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French. It shares borders …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec
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“The Natural Diamond Council saw a 2.1% growth in natural diamond sales by specialty retailers in 2025 over the previous year.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that natural diamond jewelry sales at specialty jewelers grew by 2.1% in 2025 according to the Natural Diamond Council.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blood diamonds (also called conflict diamonds, brown diamonds, hot diamonds, or red diamonds) are diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to finance an insurgency, invasion, terrorism, or warlordism. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_diamond
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Diamond is a mineral form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a crystal structure called diamond cubic. Diamond is a tasteless, odorless, strong, brittle solid, a poor conductor of electr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A synthetic diamond or laboratory-grown diamond (LGD), also called a lab-grown, laboratory-created, man-made, artisan-created, artificial, or cultured diamond, is a diamond that is produced in a contr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond
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“their holiday sales jumped more than 6%, ending the year on a high.”
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The provided evidence for this claim discusses Alrosa, Darry Ring, and Royal Coster Diamonds, but none of the sources mention a 6% jump in holiday sales for 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adabas, a contraction of "adaptable database system", is a database package that was developed by Software AG to run on IBM mainframes. It was launched in 1971 as a non-relational database. As of 2019…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nature is an inherent character or constitution, particularly of the ecosphere or the universe as a whole. In this general sense nature refers to the laws, elements and phenomena of the physical world…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Natural is a 1952 novel about baseball by Bernard Malamud, and is his debut novel. The story follows Roy Hobbs, a baseball prodigy whose career is sidetracked after he is shot by a woman whose mot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Natural
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“The average price of a natural diamond piece vaulted 10% last year.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that the average price of natural diamond jewelry grew/climbed by 10% in 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of a state government in the Indian system of government…
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“Georgina Rodriguez — who has 71.8 million Instagram followers”
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The Instagram profile for Georgina Rodríguez explicitly lists '72M Followers', which closely aligns with the claim of 71.8 million.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Georgina Rodríguez Hernández (born 27 January 1994) is an Argentine and Spanish social media personality, model, and entrepreneur. She rose to fame through her relationship with Portuguese footballer …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgina_Rodríguez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Soy Georgina, or I Am Georgina in English, is a Spanish reality television series that focuses on the personal life of Georgina Rodríguez, influencer, businesswoman and partner of Cristiano Ronaldo. E…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Georgina
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of most-liked Instagram posts contains the top 20 posts by number of likes on the photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram. The most-liked post as of April 2026 is of the …
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“Cristiano Ronaldo popped the question last summer with an estimated 30-carat, oval-cut diamond engagement ring with two side stones worth up to $5 million.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of NHL (hockey) links, which are completely irrelevant to Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez.
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web search NEUTRAL — The NHL immediately took the NHA's place as one of the leagues that contested for the Stanley Cup in an annual interleague competition, before a series of league mergers and foldings left the NHL as t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hockey_League
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Live NHL scores at CBSSports.com's NHL scoreboard. Get live NHL scoring updates, postgame box scores and NHL game recaps.
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web search NEUTRAL — All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL ...
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“Priyanka Chopra turned heads at the Oscars in a Bulgari High Jewelry Serpenti Illusio diamond, sapphire, emerald and onyx necklace.”
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Two independent sources confirm Priyanka Chopra wore a Bvlgari Serpenti Illusio necklace featuring diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, and onyx at the Oscars.
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web search NEUTRAL — Diamond jewellery stole the spotlight at the Oscars 2026 red carpet. Discover the most dazzling pieces worn by top celebrities & iconic moments with Only Natural Diamonds.
https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/in/culture-and-style-in/diam…
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web search NEUTRAL — The High Jewellery Serpenti necklace is crafted in white gold with onyx elements, 1 cushion sapphire (14.01 ct), 1 round diamond, 2 buff-top sapphires, 130 buff-top emeralds (5.04 ct) and pavé-set dia…
https://www.news18.com/lifestyle/fashion/priyanka-chopra-jon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Capturing the transformative essence of Bulgari, The Serpenti Sapphire Echo Necklace emerges as an embodiment of the brand's visionary spirit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aM_VYkjRARM
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“On April 8, brands, retailers and bold-facers were invited to share their meaningful natural diamond stories on social media [for World Diamond Day].”
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Multiple sources from the Natural Diamond Council confirm the existence of 'World Diamond Day' and its focus on sharing meaningful natural diamond stories.
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web search NEUTRAL — Natural Diamond Council.In a world where so much feels fast and easily replicated, natural diamonds remain a constant. They are symbols of something deeper: time, memory, and human connection. Formed …
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amber-pepper-5b725446_world-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — World Diamond Day positions natural diamonds not as products, but as enduring symbols of human meaning in an increasingly artificial world. Natural diamonds are witnesses to time, to life, and to huma…
https://gjepc.org/solitaire/nicolas-chretien-building-meanin…
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web search NEUTRAL — Only Natural Diamonds, présenté par le Natural Diamond Council , est la destination incontournable pour tout ce qui concerne les diamants naturels. Nous vous proposons de l'inspiration, des idées et d…
https://www.naturaldiamonds.com/fr/historic-diamonds-fr/la-l…
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“De Beers new Origin program, introduced at partner stores including London Jewelers, uses the Tracr blockchain platform to trace the country of origin, rarity and journey of branded, polished loose diamonds.”
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