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vanity

[van-i-tee] / ˈvæn ɪ ti /


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But in February, Graham finally managed to get Trump over the line, appealing to his vanity by shamelessly comparing him to Franklin D. Roosevelt.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The primary suite opens onto a private patio overlooking the surrounding landscape, while the spa-inspired bathroom features a double vanity, soaking tub, and an oversized glass shower.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The payoff is a vanity project like no other, except maybe Saddam Hussein’s commissioned Victory Arch of swords in Baghdad, or Kim Il Sung’s North Korean Mansu Hill Grand Monument.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

“These are not vanity trophy assets for us,” said Miller, whose firm’s other bets include consumer brands like Blank Street Coffee and 7th Street Burger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I stick it inside the soft belly of a cake of blush-crème on her vanity.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

The bathrooms boast large soaking tubs and chic vanities.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Critics come in for harsher abuse, but Mr. Ireland spreads around his comical scorn about the vanities and hypocrisies of theater folk liberally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

The master bathroom is the epitome of elegance as it boasts marble countertop vanities, a large soaking tub, and a glass-enclosed shower.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

He “has mystical tendencies, no common sense, and a Wagnerian taste for heroics and death. He was born loaded with vanities and has developed megalomania as his final decoration.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

There, among the pink vanities with baskets of little towels and talcum powder and brushes, we come up with our plot.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez




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