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champagne

[sham-peyn] / ʃæmˈpeɪn /
NOUN
sparkling wine
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I remember they sat us down in their production office, and we had champagne, and they gave us each our character arcs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

Lacking champagne for the occasion, they poured orange soda on owner-coach-player Herm “Red” Klotz’s head.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2026

Jack had reached for a vol-au-vent, swallowed it whole in one bite, rinsed it down with a glass of champagne and seized center stage all in one action.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Murray had said beforehand that there was no way he would be doing the traditional dance with the women's champion "unless I've had a few glasses of champagne".

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

The champagne fountain, in the shape of a merman riding a dolphin, had not been used for years.

From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin

"If they do, I have no choice but to charge a 100 percent tariff on all champagnes and all wines coming out of France," he was quoted as saying.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

This is led by France's champagnes, where the vast majority of those produced have always been non-vintage.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2025

Cristal's 2012 and 2013 champagnes were the most-traded bottles of the year overall, LiveTrade said, followed by leading fine wine, the 6,450-a-bottle Lafite Rothschild 2014.

From Reuters Dec. 24, 2021

"I've had a more difficult time when it came to champagnes and wines."

From Salon Jul. 27, 2021

Yet, strangely enough, however eager for inspiration I might lounge about its red upholstery, however ardently aglow for inspiration I might drink expensive champagnes there, yet the supreme, immense, all-liberating thought did not come.

From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Ludwig Lewisohn




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