aficionado
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As I told that 50-something bitcoin aficionado, investing 100% of your retirement money into bitcoin leaves you concentrated in highly volatile assets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
To the aficionado, however, it marked a milestone.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It was that exact spirit of inquiry, within an article about the history of the doo-wop revival, that caught the attention of another doo-wop aficionado from South Jersey.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Drummer Charlie Watts, the group’s newest member, a jazz aficionado and an accomplished percussionist, propelled the music forward with a rock-solid beat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
An aficionado is one who is passionate about the bull-fights.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
Kao was an unusual figure among the company’s low-key naval engineers and boat aficionados.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
He went to bat for gummy aficionados during oral argument.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
Thrust into a position that was not his, Bradley had to endure the jeers of frenzied aficionados at the start of his professional career, along with spitting and tossed coins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Now they’re rising again, a battalion of restored and replica specimens, beloved by road-trippers, kitsch aficionados, artists, preservationists and savvy entrepreneurs.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
During the summer of 1955 Bobby serendipitously happened upon a gathering place for chess aficionados and, in so doing, raised his game to a whole new level.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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