trappings
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But despite the classical trappings, this was the loudest concert I've ever experienced at the O2 - not least on a thumping techno remix of Berghain, which the star premiered at this year's Brit Awards.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
In the aftermath of the crime, newly minted fans of Mangione quickly fitted the man with revolutionary trappings, enshrining him as an avenger of working-class power.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
But if her firing says anything, it may be less about why she lost the job — and more about how quickly the trappings of power can vanish once she did.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
A modest yet amusingly spiky round trip from Manhattan to Martha’s Vineyard, it has the trappings of a rom-com but a trickier soulfulness about its unlikely connection.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In his last two years at Duke, for all his early infatuation with the social life and trappings of wealth, Farmer quit his fraternity and began concentrating on his studies.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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