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grandiose

[gran-dee-ohs, gran-dee-ohs] / ˈgræn diˌoʊs, ˌgræn diˈoʊs /


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Look, if you can’t resist soaking up at least a little of the grandiose spectacle — either despite the awfulness of the larger meta-narrative or because of it — I won’t tell.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

While Elon Musk asks investors to gamble $80 billion on his grandiose promises about SpaceX, it’s worth taking another look at the grandiose promises he was making just a year ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Greensill had grandiose ambitions, believing he could bring supply-chain finance to the masses using technology to digitize paper invoices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s always been about the grandiose dreams of Donald Trump.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

To keep them, they offered Hubler a special deal: his own proprietary trading group, with its own grandiose name: GPCG, or the Global Proprietary Credit Group.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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