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tony

[toh-nee] / ˈtoʊ ni /


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Now, there has been what he called a “very suspicious fire” in a building in the neighborhood’s tony Highlands where he maintained an office for his crystals company.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

In the 1960s and early ’70s, she is a plucky striver; in later decades, she is another famous author—book tours, awards, hobnobbing with luminaries, Democratic politics, remodeling homes in tony enclaves.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Four years before purchasing their Malibu hideaway, Gadot and Varsano purchased an enormous primary residence in the tony Beverly Crest community in Beverly Hills, records show.

From MarketWatch Mar. 2, 2026

Most of the homes destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fires were in three communities: Altadena, a middle-class neighborhood on the city’s east side, the tony hillside Pacific Palisades and high-end beach-front Malibu.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

“Curiosity. Or perhaps envy. We’re clearly dressed for an important party. We do look rather tony, don’t we, Marion?”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

In 2019, Montoya realized he could earn more through Uber: up to $1,800 a week driving in Los Angeles’s tonier neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 21, 2026

Mann, in conversation with Nolan, said he had lived in L.A. for years but until “Heat” had rarely explored outside its tonier quarters.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 22, 2025

But a tonier environment did not equal greater comfort.

From New York Times Apr. 19, 2023

Because of the lower property values, even the tonier areas of St. Bernard got less of their damages covered.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2022

The beach he was buried near, now called Pleasant Bay, is nestled in an idyllic corner of Chatham, one of the tonier areas of Cape Cod.

From Washington Post Nov. 25, 2021

The State Farm move affects some of the county’s toniest neighborhoods — adding another layer of expense and financial risk for homeowners in areas that were already costly and imperiled by wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 10, 2024

MIAMI—For nearly 2 years, bustling teams of archaeologists—totaling more than 120 researchers on some days—have excavated a sprawling waterfront lot here in one of this seaside city’s toniest neighborhoods.

From Science Magazine Apr. 10, 2023

He has described how his parents saved to send him to Winchester College, one of Britain’s toniest and most expensive boarding schools.

From Washington Times Oct. 24, 2022

Since then, she worked in some of New York City’s toniest wine outlets, including high-end retailers Le Dû’s Wines and Morrell & Co.

From Washington Post Aug. 11, 2022

But it was only the most toniest people who did that kind of a trick.

From Olof Krarer, The Esquimaux Lady A story of her native home by Krarer, Olof




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