posh
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But when you’re shelling out thousands for a posh pod, those things matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
"They said I'm self-entitled, I'm a posh girl who is being a snob."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
There are posh parties, through which some of the young characters pass, though no one is doing cocaine or getting murdered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Photos of the spread aren’t available, but the posh property is said to be anchored by a 14,000-square-foot, eight-bedroom home.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Auntie makes a point of saying, “Old Town Alexandria,” so people will know it’s the posh area with homes that are on the historic register.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
French's first impression of Saunders was that she was beautiful, elegant and posher than she was.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023
The late senator, herself raised in a well-heeled Jewish family from a posher part of town, just had a knack for showing she cared about her fellow San Franciscans, no matter their background, Chacón said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2023
While pampering one’s pups has been a longstanding tradition, home design trends are making life posher for pets.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
House of X — with its bespoke cocktails, plethora of velvet and location beneath the Public Hotel — is decidedly posher than its predecessor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
If you just heard her voice next to Mum's you'd say Mum's posher.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
"My baby son has been having the poshest baths - six bottles of mineral water and two kettles," he said.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
To say that Beacon Hill is the poshest part of Boston is not entirely true.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 2, 2023
Nichols’ covenants in Sunset Hill and Mission Hills, two of his poshest neighborhoods, were said by his company to have been copied in more than 50 cities.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2023
A nature-inspired playground overlooks a sandy beach with the poshest park restrooms I’ve ever seen.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2021
Kingfisher Meadows's the poshest estate in Black Swan Green, most kids reckon.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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