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
Inside its sci-fi trappings — space travel, crazy technology, oodles of extraterrestrials — Pixar’s “Elio” is the story of an outsider kid who finds a new family.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
He said his roommates at Brown had always predicted that he would “sell out”—loosen up about his faith and adopt their taste for new cars, new clothes, and the other trappings of the upper class.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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