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elegant

[el-i-guhnt] / ˈɛl ɪ gənt /


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“The View” host Joy Behar has found a buyer for her longtime Hamptons residence—nearly two years after the elegant dwelling was first brought to the market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

In his view, the group understood before many others that the "aperitivo" to be enjoyed before dinner had to become a fun ritual at once simple, elegant and accessible.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

A Bordeaux-style blend that embodies Black Ankle’s strength: elegant and ageable reds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

"The Duchess of Sussex gave personal time calls to all the contestants, proving that she's always so effortlessly elegant," it wrote.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

But a visitor to Monticello was once struck by the “unpleasant contrast” between this elegant home—a “palace,” as he called it—and the slave dwellings beside it.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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