lavish
Example Sentences
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The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.
From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026
The layers of shell companies and use of foreign conduits into luxury real estate help leaders of the Islamic Republic maintain an image back home of embracing modesty and rejecting lavish lifestyles, researchers say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
The two leaders signed a "friendship and cooperation" treaty on Thursday after Kim gave a lavish welcome to Lukashenko, declaring the two countries were now "entering a new phase".
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
In recent months, Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin and others have bought up lavish beachfront estates and new commercial office spaces in South Florida.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Ludovico Sforza, the patron of the lavish Milanese Renaissance, would die, half-mad, in a French dungeon.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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