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lavishly

[lav-ish-lee] / ˈlæv ɪʃ li /


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He also has quipped that investors should usually bet against companies spending lavishly on real estate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

For much of NBA history, it would have been a matter of course for a newly minted champion to spend lavishly to keep its roster together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Charterhouse was established in Perth for monks of the Carthusian Order, external, and at the heart of the complex was a lavishly decorated church.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

This request — asking Republicans to spend lavishly on weapons — should be as easy as talking Hegseth into another round of martinis at breakfast.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Not just any soldiers, either: these were troops of the Imperial Guard of Muscovy, the most ferociously trained and lavishly equipped army in the world, and one sworn to uphold the power of the Magisterium.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman


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