decadence
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Appeared in the January 27, 2026, print edition as 'China’s Decadence and the Military Purge'.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
Decadence ruled the evening: There were fizzy apéritifs, overflowing concession stands and an in-person intro by Swift herself.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2023
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said extra vaccine shipments to Southern Decadence and the Black Pride Festival in Atlanta this weekend will allow for up to 5,000 vaccinations at each event.
From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2022
On Wednesday, the organizers of Southern Decadence in New Orleans, one of the country’s biggest Pride celebrations, announced they were canceling Bourbon Street Extravaganza, a free concert, over concerns about monkeypox.
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2022
His compeer, Ledru Rollin, achieved nothing by his last year's work upon the Decadence of England, but ridicule in England, and no great fame at home.
From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 by Various
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