posh
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Photos of the spread aren’t available, but the posh property is said to be anchored by a 14,000-square-foot, eight-bedroom home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
"Can you say a posh word for me?"
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
When the King looked rather like he was facing a very tricky spin attack, she suggested: "A posh word like 'lavatory'."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Summer’s hot upon us, the World Cup’s hitting full speed—Canada, yowza, score a few more goals, eh—the khaki mafia has invaded the posh end of Long Island for golf’s U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
His family lived a few streets south of our home, in a posh, high-walled compound with palm trees.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
These days, the 35-year-old’s gigs are at posher places such as London’s Royal Opera House and the Salzburg Festival.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
A standard pack of six ice-topped mince pies is £1.55 compared to a posher version which retails for £2.08.
From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2022
His father was a doctor, and he grew up in one of the posher suburbs of Boston.
From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Shamed at a news conference, he promises to send kids from the closed, poor schools to posher schools, including his alma mater.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2020
If you just heard her voice next to Mum's you'd say Mum's posher.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
To say that Beacon Hill is the poshest part of Boston is not entirely true.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
Nichols’ covenants in Sunset Hill and Mission Hills, two of his poshest neighborhoods, were said by his company to have been copied in more than 50 cities.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2023
This is the diplomatic equivalent of getting out the poshest plates and cutlery to impress the visitors.
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2022
A nature-inspired playground overlooks a sandy beach with the poshest park restrooms I’ve ever seen.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2021
Kingfisher Meadows's the poshest estate in Black Swan Green, most kids reckon.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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