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bacchanals



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All financial bacchanals end when an event, often minor but only obvious in hindsight, sets off an uncontrollable chain reaction.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

The office holiday gathering itself has come a long way from the bacchanals I survived early in my career.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 17, 2025

Similar Christmas-themed bacchanals were slated in cities across the U.S. and Europe, from San Francisco and Cincinnati to London and Berlin, on Saturday.

From Seattle Times Dec. 9, 2023

It’s so bracing to have that reinforced amid all the breakups and bacchanals of Top 40 radio.

From The Guardian Apr. 15, 2020

The crew of bacchanals and blackguards who then flaunted in high places would not now be tolerated for a day.

From Side Lights by Grant Allen




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