ostentatious
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In an era of “common prosperity” and a tightening labor market for youth, ostentatious displays of wealth have become viewed as tone-deaf.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026
Payesh isn’t ostentatious, it doesn’t demand to be seen.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
A Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
Today it’s hard to imagine the White House without the North Portico, but when it was added under Andrew Jackson, it was called costly and ostentatious, Mr. McLaurin writes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
She continued forward, sidestepping open trunks that held plumed garments from every period, curled wigs, and ostentatious hats.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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