1
as in fashionable
appealing to affluent consumers
a high-end haberdashery that serves its clients by appointment only
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as in expensive
commanding a large price
high-end digital cameras intended for professionals and serious amateurs
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Recent Examples of high-end
Those three cities were the only major markets where luxury sales grew faster than in Florida‘s booming high-end hubs.
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
Treatments include facials, massages, body therapies, and holistic rejuvenating rituals, incorporating the resort's proprietary skincare brand, Mirbeau Glow, along with high-end French lines Yon-Ka and Caudalie.
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Veronica M. Stoddart,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
The neighborhood had become a high-end shopping district during the reign of Napoleon III (1852–70) and the reconstruction of the city under Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1853–70).
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has minted thousands of new millionaires, unleashing a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets.
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Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
30 June 2026
Treatments include facials, massages, body therapies, and holistic rejuvenating rituals, incorporating the resort's proprietary skincare brand, Mirbeau Glow, along with high-end French lines Yon-Ka and Caudalie.
—
Veronica M. Stoddart,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
The neighborhood had become a high-end shopping district during the reign of Napoleon III (1852–70) and the reconstruction of the city under Georges-Eugène Haussmann (1853–70).
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
30 June 2026
SpaceX’s record-shattering IPO has minted thousands of new millionaires, unleashing a wave of high-end home shoppers poised to reshape Southern California’s already tight coastal housing markets.
—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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While their light blue wash and structured, straight-leg cut mimic the actress’s pair, their double-button waistband and trendy welt-front pockets add a fashionable touch.
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Our goal has never been to make the most fashionable jeans in America.
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But for Cubans like himself, who don’t have family in the United States, the service is so expensive as to be out of reach.
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But after a series of expensive hurricanes — Katrina, Sandy, Harvey — the National Flood Insurance Program went into debt.
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As artificial intelligence transforms the job market and rising living costs squeeze family budgets, the University of California system is making the case that its degrees remain valuable investments.
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Those types of players are still enormously valuable because many of their skills are always valuable.
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Despite the upscale nature of the destination, the resort emphasizes laidback, come-as-you-are culture.
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Have property taxes increased on multi-million-dollar four-story brownstones in areas like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights and other upscale neighborhoods that voted overwhelmingly for Mamdani?
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Airlines are increasingly focusing on premium passengers, which could lead to higher airfares for all travelers.
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Congress also allowed federal subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans to expire this year, meaning that households earning more than 400% of the federal poverty level no longer qualify for premium subsidies.
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The result is an elegant estate where guests can have a refined Irish breakfast, enjoy afternoon tea or cocktails come sunset.
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Upano’s operatic scope and clean, elegant sentences really swept me off my feet.
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Being right eventually is not always enough because time is costly.
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The attacks have inflicted lasting damage that will be costly to fix.
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“High-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-end. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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