elaborate
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Rumors of elaborate parties at Louis XIV’s Versailles preceded the arrival of Louis, the Duke of Aumont, as French ambassador around 1713.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
This nod to elaborate disguises, favoured by attendees at science fiction conventions, hints at Smith's core audience.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
At that time, some of the earliest vertebrates evolved an elaborate bony exoskeleton.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Recently, I’m also enjoying meals built not from elaborate technique, but from ingredients that arrive already carrying a tremendous amount of flavor.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Rivalries among Europe’s Great Powers had led to an elaborate network of military alliances, in which one nation pledged to support another in the event of war.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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