ornate
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So some Angelenos are rankled by the fact that these ornate, historic lamps are spewing hospital light across the city that, in most other regards, cares about the way it looks.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
The shrine is the ornate burial place of Ali -- the Prophet Mohammed's son-in-law, the fourth Islamic caliph and the first Shia Imam.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
She is more hesitant and exhausted, they said, drained after spending long hours in the cold halls and dark corridors of the ornate National Palace.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
“I was there, and I was a pop star — my thing was wearing ornate halos all the time,” you might say.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Many have an ornate façade of red brick, with four- or five-step stoops leading to the front door.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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