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panache

[puh-nash, -nahsh] / pəˈnæʃ, -ˈnɑʃ /


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Several marvelous larger-than-life photographs of her—O’Keeffe’s fame has always been amplified by images of her striking appearance, many taken by her husband and foremost promoter, Alfred Stieglitz—add panache.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The darker strains in his comedies have been drawn out by directors eager to show there’s more to the playwright than his drawing room panache.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The silent-movie panache of Barrie Kosky’s production, which opened Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and runs through June 21, is on its way to becoming a perennial.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

The film is well-paced, if occasionally repetitive, and approaches the hackneyed wish-gone-wrong formula with some unique panache.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

Lancelot had been smoothing the panache of feathers which was used as a distinguishing mark on the helm in Uncle Dap’s hands.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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