fancy
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The Jaecoo 7, pitched to suburbia as an adventure-ready SUV, was launched in January 2025 in the ballroom of a fancy hotel off Windsor Great Park, near King Charles III’s historic castle west of London.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
There’s a lot of fancy sushi places, but these little hole-in-the-walls are the ones you kind of hang on to, right?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Michael Hill, a professor of chemistry at Occidental College, puts it more bluntly: "LASIK is just a fancy way of doing traditional surgery. It's still carving tissue -- it's just carving with a laser."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
So is El Niño just a fancy term for climate change?
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
"We will climb with ropes, will we not? I may not feel the fear of which I am accused, but I do not fancy a fall on those rocks all the same."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
A nation of 1.4 billion people, a leader who fancies himself a soccer fan, billions of dollars poured into the sport since the 1990s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
While acknowleding the possibility of mild investor disappointment versus the run-up in expectations, he still fancies estimates to be raised over the next few quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
One of the pre-tournament fancies behind hot favourites India, England stumbled through their group matches.
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
But symbols matter, and this one cuts to the very heart of who he is — and what he fancies himself to be.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
“Elinor may have shared your fancies, but I do not,” he said.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
“If some app tries to tell you it has a fancier forecast, you roll your eyes a bit, because it all mostly comes from governments.”
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
Premium lounges often do have direct views of competition and ongoing access to fancier food and drink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
In general, the growing popularity of cold brews among young people could be seen as an example of so-called 'premiumisation', where businesses make their products look fancier to justify higher prices.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Stretch the night in one or two directions—bigger in scope, richer in ingredients or a little fancier in presentation.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026
Even the ghosts looked better—with fancier armor and shinier auras.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
Even the fanciest European supermarkets typically offered three types of milk: whole, semiskimmed and skimmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, has said that employers believe AI skills have an edge over “the fanciest degrees.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025
Year 5 pupils in Stratus Class at Riverley Primary School in Leyton, were awarded the title for their joke submission to a UK-wide competition: "What do you call the fanciest punctuation? An a-posh-trophe".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
The nicest, most renovated parks, with the fanciest playgrounds and the coolest splash pads, can be found in the other districts.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
It was the fanciest bar in Welch, with a picture window, a grill that served hamburgers and french fries, and a pinball machine.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
When I recently wrote about the cultural phenomenon of Costco fandom, I fancied myself a wizened warehouse wizard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
They are overwhelming favourites to retain their domestic crown and are fancied to win their first-ever Champions League this season.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
If she fancied a dress in the display window at the Broadway or Bullocks, it would appear in a fancy box on her bed a few days later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
If you’ve ever fancied a gondola ride through Venice’s famous canals, now might be the time—many Americans have already grasped the opportunity this summer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
And Frank was the perfect coach, weighing up the odds, asking if I fancied my chances, and telling me to go for it.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
Just two days earlier, I’d been on the slopes in Vermont fancying myself a paragon of wellness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
But the narrator—technologically astute and, by proxy, fancying herself a savvy reader of people—discerns the clandestine love story.
From Slate ● May 27, 2024
Stories explored include pigeon fancying in Sheffield, homelessness in York and rhubarb growing in Kirkstall.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2024
While it’s not particularly difficult to find a film you’re fancying at any given moment, it’s not particularly easy, either.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
“How I could so long a time be fancying myself!...” cried Harriet, warmly.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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