extravagance

In the background to all of that extravagance was a pending Premier League judgment against Man City on 115 charges of breaching financial regulations over the course of a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

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

The coziness comes from structure: meals designed to nourish through cold months, to make use of preserved ingredients, to create warmth without extravagance.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

As before, Cleopatra provided the extravagance, luxury, and excitement that Mark Antony adored.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby

Saudi Arabia is focusing on Vision 2030's more pragmatic ventures as extravagances like NEOM, a futuristic city in the desert, and Riyadh's cuboid skyscraper Mukaab, are scaled back or scrapped to save costs.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

Otherwise Nick and the various characters peel groups of audience members away to separate rooms off the main ballroom: lounges and boudoirs styled with domestic extravagances of the time, including tufted velvet couches and chaises.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

"Anytime he would do any renovations to Sussex Drive or repairs, the media would be all over him for extravagances," he said.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2023

But then they pay off their debts and the taxes on their winnings, and indulge in a few extravagances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

True, the $30 slacks in Key West and the $20 belt in Minneapolis were extravagances; I now know I could have done better at the Salvation Army or even at Wal- Mart.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich