swanky
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Rapidly spreading blazes have forced authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of people from the swanky Cap Ferret peninsula and surrounding villages, in one of the largest evacuation operations ever conducted in France.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
The duo told Rolling Stone on Tuesday that they were sad about the turn of events with Crockett but confirmed that their swanky Satan-loving doo-wop isn’t a sham.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
They found a venue—the swanky Bürgenstock resort—and organized a security perimeter, transportation and plans for media coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
It isn't a lordship with swanky estates or privileges.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Matt remembered someone saying, when he first arrived, You won’t get away with your swanky ways here.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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This is a basic desk from a lesser-known vendor, and I was a bit skeptical when it was offered to me for testing after having used swankier desks from the likes of Vari.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
They will also have a new pick-up shelf and parking spots for mobile orders, along with a more technologically advanced kitchen and a swankier interior.
From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2023
A budding young fashion designer prepares to ditch the neighborhood for swankier digs downtown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2021
The South Fork, a k a the Hamptons, is the North Fork’s better-known, celebrity-laden, more expensive, swankier ocean-beached sibling.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2016
"It seems hardly possible that your activities would be confined largely to going to the cinema, to the swankier night clubs and eating in the more famed restaurants."
From The Common Man by George Luther Schelling
We met in a cozy bar at the Crockfords, one of the swankiest luxury hotels on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026
A half-dozen or so men gathered last month for afternoon drinks at the penthouse bar of the 11 Mirrors, one of Kyiv’s swankiest hotels, to discuss the lucrative business of arming Ukrainian troops.
From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
The US flavour of the team did nothing to dilute the joy felt by football fans watching Bolden score her historic goal on a giant screen in one of Manila's swankiest shopping malls.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
It was one of the grandest and swankiest parties held in generations, with pricey tickets and a level of pomp befitting the figurative coronation of the general who had preserved the Union.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
I'll stand you a dinner in the swankiest hotel in Adderley Street as soon as we arrive at Cape Town.
From The Wireless Officer by Percy F. (Percy Francis) Westerman
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"The Landlady" by Roald Dahl
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