conspicuous
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The two yellow wafers and Ms. Fox’s eyes add conspicuous color to the polished gray stainless-steel components of machinery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Such editorial tensions manifested publicly, through conspicuous C-suite churn.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
The best things in life are not always free, but there’s plenty you can do without conspicuous consumption.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Interest-based consumption is less dependent on debt-fueled housing wealth and less politically awkward than conspicuous luxury.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
For him, as they moved forward in a group—trying not to be too conspicuous about passing other groups ahead of them—he felt more like he was on a constant downward slide into despair.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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