vanity
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Announcing that he would withdraw his amendment and leave the chamber, Offord said: "We did not come into this parliament to waste our time on vanity projects."
From BBC β Sep. 22, 2026
“They aren’t chasing vanity metrics or trying to get famous for the sake of it; they’re using content as a highly strategic tool.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 23, 2026
Meanwhile, the primary bathroom is fit for royalty thanks to its all-green marble flooring and vanity.
From MarketWatch β Aug. 19, 2026
Stephen Barton, the BAFTA-nominated British composer credited with “score preparation” on the album, noted that if classical fans think of the music as an actor’s vanity project, they should think again.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 11, 2026
Sandi leaned her elbows on the vanity and watched her mother comb her dark hair in the mirror.
From "How the GarcΓa Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
The design consultant refurnished the floors, relit the rooms and replaced the vanities.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 30, 2026
The luxe bathrooms boast marble vanities, soaking tubs, and glass-enclosed showers.
From MarketWatch β Apr. 20, 2026
Critics come in for harsher abuse, but Mr. Ireland spreads around his comical scorn about the vanities and hypocrisies of theater folk liberally.
From The Wall Street Journal β Mar. 19, 2026
The bathrooms feature double marble vanities, a soaking tub, and a glass-enclosed shower.
From MarketWatch β Feb. 18, 2026
He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, “I know it’s the vanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. But an old king sometimes has to take some pride in himself.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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