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baroque

[buh-rohk, ba-rawk] / bəˈroʊk, baˈrɔk /


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These three novellas were written in the 1920s, after the fall of the empire, and in their baroque translation by John Batki they cast back upon bygone times with wistfulness, charm and winking humor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Lately, however, there are signs that the story has entered its baroque phase, as firms have to reach further and further to meet heightened expectations, and some new efforts begin to feel overwrought.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

This dip takes its inspiration from a more baroque, arguably campy, ancestor: the seven-layer.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2025

Particularly baroque screw-ups generally make it into the media, but for the most part these things don’t get screwed up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

In Korean, there are no separate sounds for L and R, the sound is singular and without a baroque Spanish trill or roll.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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