cornucopia, two centibillionaire, centerpiece, the Rococo style.

Arizona Judge Rejects Kari Lake’s Effort to Overturn Her Election Loss By Alexandra Berzon and Charles Homans Kari Lake, a Republican who was defeated by Katie Hobbs in the Arizona governor’s race, had made false election claims the centerpiece of her campaign.

Vivienne Westwood’s favourite museum is the Wallace Collection – so it’s no surprise her clothes are full of flourishes from Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard, writes Rosalind Jana https://www.apollo-magazine.com/vivienne-westwood-art....../

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The designer’s favourite museum is the Wallace Collection, so it’s no surprise her clothes are full of floes from Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard

The world now has two centibillionaires.

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According to a new report, Deutsche bank executives ignored red flags and went along with Trump’s cornucopia of financial lies.



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As the Senate debated how to reopen the government, the halls of Congress were a cornucopia of curious fashion choices for one of the last workplaces in America that holds firm against business casual.




be on the horn
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a [the] horn of plenty＝cornucopia.

blow [toot] one's own hornほらを吹く；自画自賛する.

A cornucopia is a lot of good stuff. Around Thanksgiving in the United States, you'll often see cornucopias or horn-shaped baskets filled with fruit and other goodies as centerpieces. Originally, acornucopia was a goat's horn filled with corn and fruit to symbolize plenty.

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2004看到一器皿精雕，題為centrepiece（centerpiece） ， 回來查字典，才知道是正式餐飲時放在桌子等處中央東西 (noun [C] a decorative object put in the centre of a table, especially for a formal meal)
以前都只知道它用在比喻方面之意思。

Even from this brief discussion, we can see that Confucius is a most unlikely figure to be made the centre of veneration. He did not have conventional leadership qualities, and his resonance - to me at least - comes from his lack of grandstanding; his constant awareness of his own shortcomings; his rejec⋯⋯

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st complex of silver forms. The maker, Thomas Pitts, specialized in these multi-purpose pieces meant to facilitate a new dining style where guests helped themselves, rather than being assisted by servants. The epergne's center basket displayed flowers or exotic fruits, and the surrounding baskets were filled with sweetmeats or candied fruit. The pagoda-shaped canopy with bells reflects European interest in Asian-inspired ornament, while the sinuous curves reflect the influence of the Rococo style.