extravagance
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He was a co-editor of the Ecologist and now edits a magazine called The Land; he’s also the author of a book, Meat: A Benign Extravagance, a thoughtful and rigorous trawl through the evidence.
From The Guardian • Mar. 16, 2019
"Extravagance is his personality" but it also serves a purpose in projecting strength, said Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2018
Extravagance is taking all of August off when your country is in a recession.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014
Extravagance is apparently no longer the taboo it used to be in Asia.
From Reuters • Aug. 17, 2011
Extravagance was its horror and ostentation its antipathy.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
Vocabulary lists containing extravagance
The Crucible
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