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They are also quite the showstopper in an elaborate brunch spread.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
On the table are elaborate rose arrangements and settings draped in red ribbon.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Instead, Iranian sellers, Chinese teapots and middlemen go to elaborate lengths to hide their activity, according to U.S. sanctions notifications and indictments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
Everyone has that one food item, be it an elaborate meal or a humble snack, that unlocks even the deepest of core memories.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
Joe put his mouth into the forms of returning such a highly elaborate answer, that I could make out nothing of it but the single word “Pip.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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