extravagance
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The former first lady, now 60, gained a reputation, and criticism, over the years for her alleged appetite for shopping and extravagance, earning her the moniker "Gucci Grace".
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
To anyone who disagreed with the need for a ship, Del Toro would explain that it was not an extravagance.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
AFP reporters spent a night out on the town on a recent December evening to document a city known for its excess exploding into full-blown extravagance.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
And those who didn’t have benefited indirectly from its extravagance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
By the time Dad was born, most of the money was lost to extravagance and bad luck, and soon the big family was broken up.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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