nouveau riche
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Today we are playing Manchester City, the nouveau riche heavyweight in the EPL.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
Displays of it, particularly in architecture or public art, are often perceived as tacky, kitschy or, heaven forbid, nouveau riche.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
It might have been be tacky, but the republic can withstand some nouveau riche architecture on federal property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
Thirty years later, India's flourishing tech-driven economy of start-ups and creators has birthed a nouveau riche that's afforded Soho House exactly another such market opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
“I did wish it was closer to the sea, so we could have a better view. But I changed Daddy’s décor and it’s not too nouveau riche, I pray?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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