tony

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Sandwiched between Bel-Air and Santa Monica, the tony Los Angeles neigborhood of Brentwood has long been home to more than its fair share of industry captains, actors, directors, musicians, media moguls and professional athletes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

In the years since then, she has added several other surrounding parcels to the property, turning it into one of the most jaw-dropping estates in the tony Santa Barbara enclave.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Mr. Schlossberg’s résumé bears many of the hallmarks of elite status: tony New York prep school, Yale undergraduate degree, joint business and law degree from Harvard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

After all, the entry point to this parallel universe is a tony study inside a well-appointed McMansion.

From Salon • Oct. 2, 2025

“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