embarrassment of riches

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The game is an embarrassment of riches for trivia buffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A director having two great movies out within one year is already an embarrassment of riches for the cinema-starved public.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025

It’s no wonder the animated sequel proved to be an embarrassment of riches at the box office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 17, 2024

Abbie Ward steps in for Aldcroft at lock, an area where England have an embarrassment of riches.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Part of what he was wrestling with was, in fact, good news—an embarrassment of riches.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown