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Word: ritziest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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These things change, of course. Not a month ago, Karen Hilton, a director of New York's Wilhelmina model agency, was talking about her newest and ritziest signing. Princess Stephanie of Monaco, she said, "has the look that is in, a little boyish but sexy." Now, she insists, "people are just looking for something to say about her because she's a princess. She never struck me as boyish." It appears that the princess, like a new imported automobile, is undergoing some last-minute modification for domestic consumption...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Blueblood in a Bathing Suit | 5/13/1985 | See Source »

...sounded like a great idea, at least to Kyu Shung Choi: a 24-hour gourmet food store on Park Avenue, at the center of one of Manhattan's ritziest residential blocks. Smelly French cheeses, bottled water, fresh vegetables and, near the back, a few of those gooey snack foods people sometimes need really late at night. And get this: there are no other food stores on Park Avenue for blocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food Fight | 3/12/1984 | See Source »

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