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enviable

[en-vee-uh-buhl] / ˈɛn vi ə bəl /


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A friend had recently posted photographs from Barcelona, including several enviable angles of pan con tomate.

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

Richard Graydon spent years cultivating an enviable life.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

The enviable compound of ideology, economics and democracy that has produced this country’s foreign policy has, by the 21st century, enabled American political ideas to make “deep inroads into the political life of the planet.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

China's enviable oil reserves and the lead it has taken in renewables and electric cars have insulated it from the worst effects of the fuel crisis.

From BBC Apr. 22, 2026

Even if my once enviable role now seemed vaguely second-rate, still I determined to try twice as hard to prove they’d made the right choice.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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