elaborate
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The production by the film director Alberto Arvelo was not elaborate drama.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
The International Energy Agency estimates it is at least 30% cheaper to produce a small electric SUV in China than in more advanced economies, largely because of lower battery costs and elaborate supply chains.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Havana carried out an elaborate project called Operation Scorpion to spy on the organization and track its flights.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Take, for example, elaborate platters of vegetable crudité, complete with cottage cheese, yellow mustard and a sausage or two.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
Stuart, unconvinced and suspicious of the elaborate and ridiculous cover story Herold spun for him, reluctantly offered to feed them.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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