extravagant
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“It would be extravagant to speak of a novel when the author has dashed off only a few lines,” Gorsuch wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
"She was regularly going on expensive foreign holidays and there were other indications of extravagant spending."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
President Trump kicked off a summit with China’s Xi Jinping with an extravagant welcome ceremony, as Washington and Beijing look to ease brewing tensions over the war in Iran, artificial intelligence and trade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Allison contributed 38 of a 58-run stand with Dean Elgar before James Coles found extravagant turn with his third ball to bowl Elgar.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
My classmates were as unastonished by their extravagant traits as a blowfish is by its quills.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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