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[lav-ish] / ˈlæv ɪʃ /




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From the beginning, Trump loved seeing himself in the paper, and readers loved reading about his lavish life.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Xi was afforded a lavish welcome on the trip, which he took with his wife and other senior officials.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

We understand a good number of cabinet ministers were lavish in their praise of Lord Mandelson immediately after he was sacked.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As Mr. Talty notes, “to make money and live poorly would have been more suspicious, more un-Greek, than blowing it on a lavish meal.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Four Nights When Mark Antony and his men boarded the barge that evening, they found a lavish banquet arrayed before them.

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




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