fancy
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“The job losses, the synergies — that’s the fancy word for ‘we’re going to save money and there might be job cuts.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
While Max spent 17 years in prison, Anna built a reputation for freeing wrongfully convicted inmates, while Tom went to work for a fancy law firm.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
"I quite fancy going to some of the athletics to cheer on the Scottish athletes," says Steven Foster, who stays near Scotstoun Stadium, which will host the athletics.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
These are low-key affairs in someone’s home or a restaurant, not fancy parties or far-flung cruises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
We’re studying memoirs, which is a fancy word for a story you write about yourself.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Rep. Ro Khanna, who fancies himself presidential material, has congratulated Ms. Kiros and claimed credit for having “spotted” her as a “generational talent.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
While acknowleding the possibility of mild investor disappointment versus the run-up in expectations, he still fancies estimates to be raised over the next few quarters.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
Ruegg, who won last year's TDU on the demanding Willunga Hill climb, fancies her chances of defending her tour title on Monday.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
It is said in jest, but Hill fancies the chase.
From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025
Well, some people have strange fancies, she thought.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
In general, the growing popularity of cold brews among young people could be seen as an example of so-called 'premiumisation', where businesses make their products look fancier to justify higher prices.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Those reasons include nicer planes with seats that will fold into a couch, faster Wi-Fi, fancier wine and a mobile app that fliers actually find helpful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
Stretch the night in one or two directions—bigger in scope, richer in ingredients or a little fancier in presentation.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2026
Sales of fancier phones mean higher average prices.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Pretending to be fancier people than we are.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Even the fanciest European supermarkets typically offered three types of milk: whole, semiskimmed and skimmed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn, has said that employers believe AI skills have an edge over “the fanciest degrees.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2025
Year 5 pupils in Stratus Class at Riverley Primary School in Leyton, were awarded the title for their joke submission to a UK-wide competition: "What do you call the fanciest punctuation? An a-posh-trophe".
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
The nicest, most renovated parks, with the fanciest playgrounds and the coolest splash pads, can be found in the other districts.
From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2024
And the fanciest plaque of all, with the words “Eighth-Grade Top Scholar Award” carved into the top in gold letters.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
If she fancied a dress in the display window at the Broadway or Bullocks, it would appear in a fancy box on her bed a few days later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
If you’ve ever fancied a gondola ride through Venice’s famous canals, now might be the time—many Americans have already grasped the opportunity this summer.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Up in one of the windows, there was a girl I fancied called Jasmine,” he explained.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
What if you decided, today, that you fancied a trip over to the United States to watch England or Scotland?
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
I-r0k fancied himself an elite gunter, but he was nothing but an obnoxious poseur.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Just two days earlier, I’d been on the slopes in Vermont fancying myself a paragon of wellness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
From the outside, it would be understandable if you thought Scotland are fancying their chances this year, what with Glasgow Warriors tearing it up in the United Rugby Championship and Champions Cup.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
But the narrator—technologically astute and, by proxy, fancying herself a savvy reader of people—discerns the clandestine love story.
From Slate ● May 27, 2024
While it’s not particularly difficult to find a film you’re fancying at any given moment, it’s not particularly easy, either.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
It puzzles me now to remember with what absurd sincerity I doated on this little toy, half fancying it alive and capable of sensation.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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