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vanity

[van-i-tee] / ˈvæn ɪ ti /


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“Our tongue is like a sword,” RZA once told Vanity Fair.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

It’s ironic that many A.I. overlords are so obsessed with taste lately, lurking at Prada shows and Vanity Fair parties.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

When Sam Altman arrived in Los Angeles to attend Vanity Fair’s Oscar afterparty earlier this month, his company was just weeks away from being able to license its Sora video-generation tools to Hollywood studios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Domingo, who plays Ali on the show, told Vanity Fair in 2024 that Fezco's character was originally going to feature strongly in the series.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Earlier that year Joseph Glanvill published his The Vanity of Dogmatizing, in which he criticized Hobbes but praised Digby, in the process taking over his use of the phrase ‘matter of fact’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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