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extravagance

[ik-strav-uh-guhns] / ɪkˈstræv ə gəns /


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In the background to all of that extravagance was a pending Premier League judgment against Man City on 115 charges of breaching financial regulations over the course of a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“Drag is often obviously about a certain kind of extravagance and fabulousness and Maddie is very humble,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The former first lady, now 60, gained a reputation, and criticism, over the years for her alleged appetite for shopping and extravagance, earning her the moniker "Gucci Grace".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"We don't need all that extravagance to find our soulmate. The channel isn't as essential as it used to be," agreed Roslin Dantin, a 30-year-old cattle farmer.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

After all, had the Roman general not met her superior standards of luxury and extravagance?

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby




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