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Keep accessories and outer layers minimal; a shoulder or bucket bag, jean jacket, or cardigan will keep this ‘fit from feeling overwrought.
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The leads can be overwrought, shouting lines across the stage while the Gothic-style doorways, sharp directional lighting and ooh-ahh practical effects do their complicated dance.
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The 18-year-old followed that up with a showy performance at the World Championship and might be the most NHL-ready player in this draft.
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Perfect for cutting and drying, the showy flower heads consist of white flowers packed onto pyramidal panicles.
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From sequins and white tees (yes, really) to frilly lace and pants, there are plenty of ways to style the naked dress.
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The analog girl in a digital world took the stage on Sunday evening to close out the festival wearing what looked like a mushroom cap on her head, accented by a frilly, droopy outfit that looked like it was designed by psilocybin.
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The warning that exuberant investors might not be quite rational sent temporary shivers through global stock markets.
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Rosie Randisi Presiding over one end of the resort’s iconic, 140-foot freshwater pool, the spa enjoys pride of place within the exuberant greenery of the 32-acre estate in the island’s pastoral north, far removed from Ibiza’s nightlife reputation.
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The 12 palatial pool villas are even more extravagant, with infinity pools, outdoor showers, and ethereal canopy beds.
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Fourth of July weekend is approaching fast, and Central Floridians can find a number of extravagant fireworks displays and special events to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
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Twenty-six years later, Kaufman was tapped to score indie developer Yacht Club Games’s Mina the Hollower, a throwback to the look and feel of 8-bit GBC games but with the type of colossal world, grandiose story, and elaborate gameplay typically reserved to the Soulsborne games.
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Waning enthusiasm for SpaceX’s stock this week could serve as a reality check for those buying into Musk’s grandiose visions.
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The perennial funnyman suffered an immense tragedy earlier this year with the loss of his daughter, Katherine, yet still wrings laughs out of flamboyant director Oliver Putnam on Only Murders in the Building five seasons in.
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The queen did not want to be flamboyant.
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Decorated with cool gray tones, marble and leather accents, and crisp white bedding, the rooms feel upscale but not ostentatious.
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In the week ahead, some hard realities of the office have threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza, where combatants sealed inside a wire-mesh octagon try to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission.
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“Gimmicked (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gimmicked%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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