vanity
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This dishonesty spoils the story and replicates the Bundists’ ideological vanity, minus their heroism.
From The Wall Street Journal â Jul. 14, 2026
The primary bathroom boasts a glass-enclosed shower, a large soaking tub, and a double vanity.
From MarketWatch â Jul. 2, 2026
Human civilizations across the ages have understood this to be an important lesson, which is how gold became the go-to cautionary symbol for greed, vanity, and the hollow existence to which they lead.
From Slate â Jun. 11, 2026
Officers did find a custom wooden library, a robotic lawnmower, a bathroom "vanity unit", a kitchen unit for the boiler and fitted mats at Sturgeon and Murrell's home.
From BBC â Jun. 2, 2026
Marlena is flushed, digging through one of the drawers of her vanity.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
The design consultant refurnished the floors, relit the rooms and replaced the vanities.
From The Wall Street Journal â Apr. 30, 2026
The other bathrooms also boast glass-enclosed showers and dual marble vanities.
From MarketWatch â Apr. 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 â Mar. 19, 2026
The bathrooms feature double marble vanities, a soaking tub, and a glass-enclosed shower.
From MarketWatch â Feb. 18, 2026
He looked to the skies, feeling a bit abashed, and said, “I know it’s the vanity of vanities, as you said, my Lord. But an old king sometimes has to take some pride in himself.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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