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sanctimony

[sangk-tuh-moh-nee] / ˈsæŋk təˌmoʊ ni /


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Hirst has little direct financial stake in the price of Sanctimony.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 21, 2012

To test his methods, I ask Skaterschikov’s firm to analyze Sanctimony, the Hirst on sale at Sotheby’s in November.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 21, 2012

It’s a hefty discount, but at least someone is still willing to buy the Sanctimony.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 21, 2012

It’s a work called Sanctimony, part of his series of “butterfly” paintings, made by covering a canvas with household paint and affixing hundreds of wings.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 21, 2012

Sanctimony, of course, is also a journalistic sin, and Fallows could be faulted for that if his own credentials were not so pristine.

From Time Magazine Archive




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