Word: cosmopolitan
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...charms of the Riviera, Biarritz, Menton, Nice, Sorrento, the Lido and Egypt are to be found in Boca Raton. International society demands Boca Raton, the premier of cosmopolitan resorts. The silvery sea . . . lazy lagoons. . . endless canals winding through a labyrinth of loveliness . . . unite to make living here almost beyond realness in its ideality...
When the Argentines declared their independence in 1816, they claimed they had inherited Spanish sovereignty over the offshore islands that they called Las Malvinas. Nobody paid much attention, however, and several years passed before the Argentines made any attempt to take possession. They then appointed an ambitious cosmopolitan named Louis Vernet to be governor of the Malvinas, with exclusive fishing rights in the surrounding waters. That brought on a clash in 1831 with a new power: the U.S. Three American sealing schooners denied Vernet's authority, so Vernet seized them and took one ship with its crew to Buenos Aires...
...Lampoon has since 1911 printed joke versions of major American periodicals, including Life. Esquire, Cosmopolitan and-twice in the 1960s--Time But editors indicated that the next stab, though not yet planned in detail, will be "more vicious" than the People spoof...
Strangely enough?and both Syrians and Israelis will resent this?they were more similar in attitude and behavior than either was to Egypt. The Egyptian leadership group is suave, jaded, cosmopolitan. Their Syrian counterparts are prickly, proud, quick to take offense. Egypt is accustomed to leadership in the Middle East; there is a majesty in its self-assurance. Syria fights for recognition of its merit; it consumes energy in warding off condescension. Israel shares many of these qualities...
...Billionaire J. Paul Getty, who made him a chief aide. Getty called him "an extra right arm" and said he had "a rapier-quick mind and a penchant for hard work." Von Bülow is said to be a man of great wit and charm, but his cosmopolitan suaveness and reputed right-wing views have not appealed to all. Says one acquaintance: "He isn't a monocle popper, not a Junker type at all. He is softer, more Viennese-a real snake...