opulence
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Roughly 90 percent of the UAE's population consists of foreigners and Dubai is its biggest city, with a carefully curated image for opulence and glamour.
From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026
“When I said goodbye to this job, to this life of opulence and glitter, images and adoration, the quest to be desired, I was saving my life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
He warned it would paint an image of "opulence".
From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025
They have been led by rulers who put their own opulence and comfort over the principles of the nation they served.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
Day by day beneath the opulence of this city Wang Lung lived in the foundations of poverty upon which it was laid.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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