obscenely

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“In certain cases, if a company’s saying, ‘I’m going to grow 125%,’ the analysts are like, ‘That’s just such an obscenely good number. I’ll say 75.’

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The blockbuster made Mr. Lucas obscenely rich and that allowed him to build the independent Bay Area studio Mr. Coppola could never quite make happen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The bulk of the glossies’ ad buys were earmarked for often obscenely hefty September and December issues.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Is it Gloria Swanson’s Norma Desmond, the obscenely wealthy-but-faded star obsessed with comebacks and raining contempt on anyone who doesn’t approach her with abject fealty and admiration?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025

She had watched him from the window, circling the neighborhood and clearly trying to avoid coming by, but also clearly enough afraid of her to show up in the Village obscenely early.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny