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aficionado

[uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh, ah-fee-thyaw-nah-thaw, ah-fee-syaw-] / əˌfɪʃ jəˈnɑ doʊ, ɑˌfi θjɔˈnɑ ðɔ, ɑˌfi sjɔ- /


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Some retail investors, like this videogame aficionado, made a killing, but there are reasons to take a sobering look at AI.

From MarketWatch Jun. 16, 2026

"I'm not really a musical expert or aficionado," he says.

From BBC May 24, 2026

To mark the occasion, Hun Sen, an aficionado of luxury watches, gave each leader a $20,000 limited-edition timepiece—donated by Chen Zhi, whose staggering wealth helped gain him entry into Cambodia’s political elite.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 20, 2026

Drummer Charlie Watts, the group’s newest member, a jazz aficionado and an accomplished percussionist, propelled the music forward with a rock-solid beat.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 20, 2026

She was the first to speak and declared, “Any school that could produce such a well-rounded aficionado of ferns must be doing a superb job. I vote to keep Swanburne Swanburne!”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

He went to bat for gummy aficionados during oral argument.

From Slate Jun. 18, 2026

Beyond hedging, Kalshi said that its new markets also provide retail speculators and casual art aficionados a way to get in on the auction action.

From Barron's May 26, 2026

Their dog-like robot, Spot, has become something of an online icon among tech aficionados, with millions of YouTube views.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

It is these aficionados, these rêveurs, who see the details in the bigger picture of the circus.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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