obscenely
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“In certain cases, if a company’s saying, ‘I’m going to grow 125%,’ the analysts are like, ‘That’s just such an obscenely good number. I’ll say 75.’
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
The blockbuster made Mr. Lucas obscenely rich and that allowed him to build the independent Bay Area studio Mr. Coppola could never quite make happen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Is it Gloria Swanson’s Norma Desmond, the obscenely wealthy-but-faded star obsessed with comebacks and raining contempt on anyone who doesn’t approach her with abject fealty and admiration?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2025
Chocolatey brown, obscenely fluffy, and towering a head above his own foster parents – plus weighing more than both combined - is Pesto.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2024
The arms remained long, but they were feathered now, an iridescent gold ending in obscenely human hands.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
