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swanky

[swang-kee] / ˈswæŋ ki /


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The pay-by-the-kilo buffet would rival the Sunday brunch at any swanky U.S. hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Afterward, the entrepreneur mingled with guests—honorees included Sylvester Stallone and George Strait—inside the SyberJet Lounge, a swanky space that his company had spent millions to sponsor and that President Trump had called “gorgeous.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Page Six, citing a fire department spokesman, reported that O'Hara was rushed to hospital before dawn from her home in the swanky Brentwood area of Los Angeles.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Ultimately, one suspects Perkins views Liz’s dilemma as little more than an excuse to construct a fun exercise in nightmare inducement that possesses the same craftsmanship that Malcolm clearly put into his swanky cabin.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

She'd hand in her basket and then go someplace swanky for lunch.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger