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vanity

[van-i-tee] / ˈvæn ɪ ti /


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The bathrooms feature double marble vanities, a soaking tub, and a glass-enclosed shower.

From MarketWatch

But he banned his mug from appearing on Morgan’s pints, worried it would suggest the bar in the $3 billion headquarters he helped build was some kind of vanity project.

From The Wall Street Journal

His success in liberating deserving people who would otherwise be rotting away in prison—even if he was motivated only by vanity—suggests he may very well deserve the Nobel.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was the lead-off single to “Parade,” the full soundtrack album to Prince’s 1986 vanity lap “Under the Cherry Moon,” in which he directed and starred, and premiered months after “Kiss” became a hit.

From Salon

Many of these high-profile attempts to foster serious conversation through art drowned it in vanity.

From Salon