grandeur
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He packed oversight commissions with appointees who would rubber-stamp his delusions of grandeur and did the same with the Kennedy Center, whose new board promptly renamed the performing arts venue for him.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
The traces of early human societies, an American painter of nature’s grandeur, an Istanbul neighborhood’s divides and more.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
On your way out of Montecito, especially if it’s your first time, take a good look at the adobe-style grandeur of the Our Lady of Mt.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026
He was forced out because fans and board had delusions of grandeur after Moyes won the club silverware and now it's a relegation battle the club look ill equipped for.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026
In Rutherford’s time, the Cavendish reveled in its tatty grandeur, the epitome of small science in an institutional setting.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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