grandeur
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He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The nizam’s court, with its sumptuous palaces, its concubines, its rituals and recitations of poetry and music, was the chief inheritor of the archaic grandeur of the moguls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Even the name suggested grandeur and royal approval, and his living in style there with Sarah Ferguson seemed to represent a sense of entitlement that rankled with the public.
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
In another, a TCU running back was busting his way through tackles on third and long, rumbling his way into the end zone, deflating any delusions of grandeur.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Above and ahead of them the Aurora was blazing, with more brilliance and grandeur than she had ever seen.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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