Now, this status symbol requires you to use another status symbol — an iPhone — before it will work at all.
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" The Guardian, too, has called them a "millennial status symbol.
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Falcons are a status symbol in the United Arab Emirates.
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China is embracing flashy brand logos as a status symbol.
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"Status symbol," I said when it came time to present.
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Their feeds, in essence their "lives," are virtually indistinguishable from one another — a swirl of status symbol after status symbol, from Gucci loafers to Emirates flights to summers spent at the Hamptons Revolve house.
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The hotel is more than a hotel—it's a status symbol.
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Today, it's also seen as a status symbol among the rich.
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Moreover, crosswords are a status symbol of mental superiority and education.
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Nguyen recalls owning the Air as the ultimate workplace status symbol.
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Limited land in Singapore makes owning a house a status symbol.
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Over time, though, the check mark has become a status symbol.
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It's a status symbol, and a mass-marketed form of swimwear.
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Can the car decouple from its history as a status symbol?
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Buying goods at full price was more of a status symbol.
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"It's become a status symbol among the nouveau riche," he said.
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Clerkships are a status symbol in a profession obsessed with credentials.
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Having them is a status symbol -- a sign of elite cultural literacy.
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They invest in a new kind of status symbol: the luxury sneaker.
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It's a status symbol in which most people are probably driven around.
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These stunners have basically become a status symbol in the foodie world.
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"Food has become an accessible status symbol," said food futurist Anna Griggs.
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But in quality and status symbol, it's far and away the leader.
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It's also a status symbol in a culture obsessed with rich people.
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It's not necessarily self-assertiveness, nor a status symbol, but uncontrollable desires.
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Yes, the ultimate geek status symbol — an Apple credit card — launched today.
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"The new status symbol is cultivating a life of experience," says Latimer.
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Now we have SUVs, a different kind of gas guzzling status symbol.
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The flood of status symbol content into Instagram Stories has run dry.
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In different ways, love is a status symbol, a badge of desirability.
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Pricey, generous and extremely back-ordered, AirPods are a functional status symbol.
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Julius Caesar turned earrings into a status symbol during his reign over Rome.
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The electric goat Deckard wants to buy would be a real status symbol.
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They've shown up in celebrities' ears, become a status symbol, and inspired meetups.
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I was baffled: Who turned this humble Midwestern seltzer into a status symbol?
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Who knows, one of them could even become the new sustainability status symbol.
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Using a younger woman as a status symbol is a big red flag.
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Once widely ridiculed, they are now seen as a kind of status symbol.
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Long gone are the days when a regular limo was the status symbol.
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According to Vogue, they've even been relegated to the sphere of status symbol.
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"It's a status symbol — it shows friends you can afford it," Katz said.
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Those checkmarks have become something of a status symbol among top YouTube creators.
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The Razr, however, felt like the first phone that was a status symbol.
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For some who had appeared previously, the list had become a status symbol.
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In addition to being tasty, KFC is seen as a status symbol there.
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The purses she made became a status symbol and a token of adulthood.
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Remember back when owning Barbie's Malibu Dreamhouse was the ultimate kid status symbol?
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We live in a time when space is perhaps the ultimate status symbol.
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Leaving behind its faux pas past, nouveau riche had become a status symbol.
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They splash huge numbers on the board, or at least a coveted status symbol.
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Summit had become a known spectacle and status symbol, akin to a private Coachella.
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Over the years, Monocle has become as much a status symbol as reading material.
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When a status symbol turns to stigma, the damage can be hard to undo.
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Was their motive nostalgia, or the potency of the black napkin as status symbol?
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A watch is a status symbol and a statement, particularly for those in business.
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It's a Porsche, it's a sports car, it's a status symbol and it's electric.
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Now, electric cars have become a new kind of status symbol on the highway.
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They passed out leaflets denouncing the orchestra as a status symbol of the elite.
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Served at royal banquets, they were considered both a status symbol and an aphrodisiac.
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I looked at how millennials are redefining sneakers as a status symbol in March.
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"It's a status symbol, in a way," Joanne Chiang of YouTube channel JoanneTechLover said.
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"That is a status symbol," he said of one pastor who was wearing Gucci.
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In time they return home with the ultimate status symbol: a son with American citizenship.
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Jade is a status symbol in China widely believed to bring fortune, wealth and longevity.
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From the beginning, G-Wagen's ascent to a showy American status symbol was a fluke.
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Marriage has even become a status symbol for some of the elite, Perelli-Harris said.
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In fact, some researchers say being 'so busy' has become status symbol all its own.
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Except this time, Brandon is determined not to let his status symbol go so easily.
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The Model S will be even more of a status symbol — because Tesla said so.
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They convinced him that a toilet was a status symbol, so he finally bought one.
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Veblen theorized that the absence of work, or conspicuous leisure, was the ultimate status symbol.
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Thanks to brands like Juicy Couture, tracksuits became status-symbol outfits of the early 2000s.
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YETI is known for its expensive coolers that have become a status symbol in America.
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As with Gucci or Hermès, customers pay more because the logo is a status symbol.
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But the status symbol has endured in Britain, a country that cherishes tradition and heritage.
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It is a prized ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine and is considered a status symbol.
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It is a prized ingredient in Chinese traditional medicine and is considered a status symbol.
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Shark fin has long been a status symbol at Chinese dinners, particularly for wedding banquets.
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Portraits were an expensive commodity to produce and hence were regarded as a status symbol.
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That's because the famous Motorola Razr V3 was the most popular phone in America for nearly four years — 2004 to 2008 — and the first phone to serve as a luxury status symbol, as David Pierce argued in The Verge's "Status Symbol" column in 2013.
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I can see them becoming the next designer pet for the wealthy, as a status symbol.
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Here, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are flaunting the Louvre as a kind of supreme status symbol.
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First, there was Big Daddy Kane, who made the necklace the status symbol it is today.
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Beyond that, it's a status symbol, a curiosity, and a little tease at a possible future.
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Apple loves a status symbol, something that makes its newer iPhone models immediately recognizable to bystanders.
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She explores how meat has long been a status symbol—in gender, class, and even nationalism.
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Those shiny rocks were a status symbol, and the more you had, the cooler you were.
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But owning a house in Mayfair has only become a more prominent status symbol over time.
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Luxury cars are a traditional status symbol in many places, but they take precedence in Russia.
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But what makes AirPods particularly special is that, like the iPhone, they've become a status symbol.
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And in recent years, it has become a middle-class status symbol to own a car.
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The little blue "Verified" check has become a status symbol across a number of social networks.
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Man, when I was in seventh grade that was it — it was almost a status symbol.
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But it took until the 2010s for the company's outerwear to become a mainstream status symbol.
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But what you're mostly signing up for here is the Apple Card as a status symbol.
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Good ones can add elements of pop culture icon, status symbol, environmental statement and art object.
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Angela (whom Janine refers to as "Charlotte") is a status symbol for Naomi but little else.
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Drink what you want because you like it, not because it's representative or a status symbol.
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As we've covered before, exotic animals have been a status symbol since the dawn of human civilization.
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The AirPods have also taken their place in culture as a status symbol and bona fide meme.
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To have access to the lane has become a status symbol, the main currency in Russia today.
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And for some, acquiring the costliest TCM products such as caterpillar fungus has become a status symbol.
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From where we stand, it appears as though crystals are merely another status symbol for these men.
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The overlapping qualities of horses as pet, passion, status symbol, and sporting tool are hard to parse.
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In one scene, the function of food as a status symbol for globe-trotting cosmopolites becomes clear.
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In a country where women regularly undergo plastic surgery, C-sections have become a commonplace status symbol.
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In Singapore, limited land makes owning a house the ultimate status symbol, Business Insider's Katie Warren reported.
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One little reward for persevering in life and marriage (33 years) is a small status symbol: fur.
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"What makes AirPods particularly special is that, like the iPhone, they've become a status symbol," Eadicicco reports.
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While AirPods aren't solely responsible for that category's growth, they've become a status symbol in recent years.
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In the 20th century, the ring, particularly the engagement ring, became a status symbol of personal wealth.
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That in itself is fine, but he thinks of weed as a status symbol, better than booze.
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Tech-free private schools are booming, and things like quitting social networks have become a status symbol.
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Whether you view it as the ultimate status symbol or the root of all evil, money matters.
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Even if they aren't, work has become more competitive, and long hours have become a status symbol.
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After all, the Apple Card's biggest draw will likely be as a status symbol for iPhone owners.
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It also became a status symbol, said Chris Tun, a former Deloitte consultant who advised the government.
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It is primarily a status symbol, confirming your entry to one of the world's most select clubs.
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Tiffany, whose jewelry is a status symbol and popular among A-list celebrities and politicians, said on Feb.
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In China, personal bodyguards are a status symbol, and having a female bodyguard is the pinnacle of class.
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But customers still crave new as both a status symbol and a feeling of new novel user experiences.
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I've written previously about the culture of the smartphone upgrade—and especially, the iPhone—as a status symbol.
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Microsoft's original IntelliMouse became a status symbol and a mouse that lived on for what seemed like forever.
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The lowly cooler is the last thing I would have ever expected to become a hipster status symbol.
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At some point over the past few years, sheet masks became a beauty status symbol on social media.
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Among the country's wealthiest families, the arts have become a source of spiritual fulfillment and a status symbol.
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And having it really meant something about who you were as a person; it was a status symbol.
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And you're obviously not getting (or paying for) the status-symbol clout some may seek from designer shades.
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While many see a shiny, new, brand-name watch as a status symbol, it is not a necessity.
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The millionaires that the book discusses aren't the flashy status-symbol-laden rich people that we might imagine.
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They're a prized status symbol across Asia, with price tags that can reach tens of thousands of dollars.
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But how did Canada Goose, once a brand worn exclusively by police and rangers, become a status symbol?
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One could easily conclude that a personal stretch session is the latest status symbol for the wellness set.
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"When I hear that people are using swell as a status symbol ... I really love that," she said.
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In Qatar, the falcon fulfills a variety of roles, from family pet to status symbol to racing competitor.
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Instagrammable travel has become just as much of a status symbol as a designer watch or fancy car.
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With the state still struggling to produce electricity, imported solar panels have become a middle-class status symbol.
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The moat had served its original, Elizabethan owner as a water supply, a cooler, and a status symbol.
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A podcast hosting gig has become a new status symbol for top journalists, entertainers and talking-head politicos.
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The number of commas in your net worth is a status symbol, and Americans have serious bragging rights.
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Once the status symbol of the prim and proper, hair accessories officially belong to the cool girls of 2018.
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It felt like a status symbol on my wrist, an escape hatch for boring conversation, a target for thieves.
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Thanks to Onkyo, throwing on a pair of fancy rose gold Beats headphones is no longer a status symbol.
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But for the Asian elite, a rare exotic fish has become a coveted status symbol and all-around obsession.
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"[Matt Nye] was an object of desire for Wenner, a walking, talking status symbol among his friends," Hagan writes.
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But in class-conscious Shanghai, owning a car is as much a status symbol as a means of transport.
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Vehicle ownership including motorcycles has become an important status symbol for India's rapidly growing urban middle class (tmsnrt.rs/2ietudI).
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Yet most Indian middle-class families prefer engineering over other professions, as children working abroad is a status symbol.
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Sadly, in some very large countries, meat is seen as a status symbol and its consumption is increasing drastically.
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But even the vintage Air-King, an ultimate status symbol procured online for a bargain, does not sate him.
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For many men, having a wife who doesn't work isn't just a financial burden, but a social status symbol.
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Ms Cartier Brickell is alert to their diverse connotations, from love letter to grovelling apology to glaring status symbol.
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Samsung's Galaxy Buds are meant to compete with Apple's AirPods, which have become a cultural status symbol unto themselves.
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Is there a sweet spot between sustainable status-symbol jeans that cost hundreds, and the cheapest of the cheap?
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La Mer is also considered a beauty status symbol, as portrayed by the brand's army of "high style" influencers.
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It was doled out as a form of political patronage and possessing a few strands became a status symbol.
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Viewed as a status symbol, shark fin is typically eaten in China and some other parts of east Asia.
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"Rolex has become a cultural symbol and a status symbol," said Benjamin Clymer, founder and chief executive of Hodinkee.
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They're the ultimate Washington status symbol: the wire-wearing, black S.U.V.-driving protective crews for high-level government officials.
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Rhino horn is sold on the black market for use in traditional Chinese medicine and as a status symbol.
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CONTEMPORARY ART has long been a status symbol, and collecting it has always been elitist by its very nature.
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How AirPods became an unlikely status symbol Democrats: we'd love to nominate a young woman of color in 2020.
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In Silicon Valley, especially, it quickly became a status symbol, visually synonymous with the optimism of the dot-com boom.
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My tiger's bigger than yours Ownership of exotic pets has long been considered a status symbol across the Gulf country.
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There was once a time when having a six-CD changer hanging on your wall was the ultimate status symbol.
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It has the same design as the classic IntelliMouse that became a status symbol, but it's now geared towards gaming.
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Monogrammed Louis Vuitton purses and other assorted small leather goods are the best kind of status symbol: the shameless kind.
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That helped turn it from a meal into a status symbol, says Emily Voigt, author of a book on arowanas.
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In the late 19th century, the instrument was a status symbol; New York was home to a hundred different manufacturers.
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"If you think of what company in tech is as close to a fashion status symbol, it's Apple," Gillis said.
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Like a nonprofit foundation or a glittering Tesla, a second citizenship is a status symbol of the true tech elite.
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Shark fin is a status symbol for many Chinese, prized as nourishment and consumed in a shredded jelly-like soup.
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The iPhone has become a status symbol, helping to make the country a top market for the U.S. tech giant.
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"The neighborhood being up-and-coming is a status symbol for them," said Ms. Burke, the teacher from Crown Heights.
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"People see them as a status symbol," says Phakamani Xaba, the senior horticulturalist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.
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Those verified creators get a checkmark next to their names on YouTube — something of a status symbol for top creators.
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M.C. anthem "My Adidas," one in which the talismanic status symbol isn't a sneaker but rather a cheap writing instrument.
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Like many subtle parts of dating—choice of liquor, deciding who pays the bill—iMessage has become a status symbol.
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Gothamist and The New York Times have written about the bathtub as an expensive status symbol in New York City.
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Once a status symbol of the early 2000s, neon tracksuits are now a nostalgic nod to fashion of the past.
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But she wasn't at quite the point where saying "I love Laura Dern!" had become a status symbol of sorts.
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Before that phone became ubiquitous it was absolutely launched as a rare — and quite expensive for the time — status symbol.
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Ivory had become a status symbol among the rapidly growing middle class, used in products like necklaces and table lamps.
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Well this Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky may just be the most declarative status symbol this side of the 1 percent.
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In China, ivory is a status symbol, carved into bracelets, bookmarks, shot glasses, statuettes, chopsticks, combs and many other objects.
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YouTubers view verification as a status symbol, but it also helps them appear authoritative in search and communicate in comments.
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But if you want the benefits of this new-age status symbol with none of their functionality, you're in luck.
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At first glance, Air Force One is an indisputable status symbol for an incoming president who focuses heavily on aesthetics.
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Exotic pets are a multibillion dollar industry, and ownership of cheetahs and other species can be seen as a status symbol.
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But Chanel's take, which turns the traditional hunting weapon into a status symbol, has caused controversy, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.
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Only Mexicans who really need armour plating fork out, whereas in São Paulo the rich view it as another status symbol.
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A quick search of Twitter confirmed what I had suspected: using your iPhone in the shower is the latest status symbol.
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Twitter verification gives public figures a blue check mark next to their names, which has become a sort of status symbol.
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More recently, the brand has become popular with celebrities, and owning a Canada Goose jacket is seen as a status symbol.
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YETI coolers have earned the title of status symbol in the US since they first appeared on the market in 2006.
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London Evening Standard's political editor Joe Murphy said the bacon sandwich was a status symbol, the food for the working class.
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Another factor in its popularity might be that cruising is a status symbol to many Chinese, particularly from the inland regions.
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In Seoul, the elevation of one's apartment above the chaotic and congested streets is a status symbol people pay millions for.
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Any magazine like Wine Spectator is going to promote wine as a status symbol; this just turns the idea into architecture.
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But damn, simply using the thing as intended appears to have left the once shiny status symbol looking straight up busted.
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But that's almost a year away and owning the latest, greatest iPhone is still a status symbol amongst some tech fans.
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High-end streetwear is the latest status symbol, and it shows just how powerful rich millennials are in the luxury industry
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But in the context of verification as a status symbol, seeing the verification checkmark next to Spencer's name reads much differently.
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What Apple offers is a brand image that the rising middle class in China has come to value as a status symbol.
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"To own livestock is not only a cultural thing, but (also) a status symbol among pastoralists," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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The Black Card, or Centurion Card, is a "status symbol," according to Travel + Leisure — but it is one many millennials are rejecting.
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For some families who can afford pets for their children, having a dog or cat can be something of a status symbol.
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These health practices all fit into the trend of health serving as a status symbol, and it doesn't stop at Silicon Valley.
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"For a $150 necklace, you get the blue box, a pampering and a status symbol," the Brighton, New York, resident told CNBC.
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Where food was not a fetish object, where your car and driver — not your handcrafted artisanal gin — was still your status symbol.
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In Turkey's cities, which have grown rapidly since the 1980s, owning dogs — especially poodles, Dalmatians and Labradors — is considered a status symbol.
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Today, it's popular in the Bay Area tech scene where the tagline "sent via Superhuman" has become a status symbol of sorts.
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So, get ready to save up or take out a loan if you want to revive 2004's most iconic status symbol.
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A hard pass is a status symbol, allowing a White House staffer to gauge a reporter's seniority with one quick glance clavicleward.
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If you care about branding or want a supercar as a status symbol, the NSX might not be the choice for you.
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In the US, Normal People became an Instagram status symbol endorsed by celebrities like Lena Dunham and Taylor Swift and Emily Ratajkowski.
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It was a pop culture moment that codified Apple's resurgence as a status symbol and identity for a new generation of consumers.
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Conspicuous human interaction — living without a phone for a day, quitting social networks and not answering email — has become a status symbol.
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I think Trump sees the presidency as the ultimate status symbol, and winning an American election the world's toughest deal to close.
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Having a personal scale at home became a status symbol, as knowing how much you weighed at all times became of vital importance.
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No one needs to drive an Aston Martin; its entire model line delivers a pleasure principle and serves as an unapologetic status symbol.
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Eventually, the company began verifying other high-profile figures, including journalists, which made the checkmark perceived as a status symbol on the platform.
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Everyone's conscious of the status symbol quality of the iPhone, but a similar intangible value might be attached to a $1,000 Android phone.
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Linking the turbulent emotions surrounding first love to a social media status symbol was how I got hooked on Facebook back in 2005.
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Tesla's production outpaced its deliveries last quarter, a possible sign that the electric car maker faces slackening demand for its status-symbol vehicles.
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How hard can it be to talk your acquaintances into impulse-buying a high-end all-electric status symbol within a month's time?
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The finding that busyness has become a status symbol turns Thorstein Veblen's idea of conspicuous consumption among the "leisure class" on its head.
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Plus, an Apple car would almost certainly look cool and be both fun to use and a status symbol — not insignificant selling points.
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Verification may be seen as a status symbol, but there are a number of benefits to the blue checkmark besides social media influence.
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Its heft is especially noticeable when you drop it on a surface like a table, making it feel almost like a status symbol.
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Read more: AirPods have become a millennial status symbol, and Apple's earnings suggest they could be its next big thing after the iPhone
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Through General Motors' aggressive marketing, driving a Cadillac became a status symbol in America, to everyone from celebrities and professional athletes to presidents.
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The Apple Watch was going to be a status symbol, a productivity tool, a toy, and a fitness tracker — all rolled into one.
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That's a growing number of us these days, when busyness — at work and at home — is seen as a kind of status symbol.
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LOS ANGELES — For celebrities and the rich of Los Angeles, the helicopters that constantly whir above the city are a glitzy status symbol.
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The aircraft was seen as a status symbol for airlines, with the extra space allowing for additional luxuries and extravagances on some airlines.
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Ivory's value as a status symbol could actually increase, he said, if ivory is seen as a statement of being above the law.
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It eventually became a status symbol because you needed to have access to a lot of meat, to have enough bones to boil.
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The tropical fruit was a status symbol of the 17th century elite, and even a must-have accessory for Dutch festival-goers last summer.
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George is clearly high up in the food chain of Commanders, with the status symbol of an absurd number of children plus a Handmaid.
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He was also found with a valuable copper ax, which could have functioned as a weapon and tool, as well as a status symbol.
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For decades, the right handbag has been widely considered a status symbol, an accessory certain women wouldn't hesitate to spend thousands of dollars on.
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"The blue checkmark is an important status symbol and it's also a signaling that you've gone through some kind of vetting process," he said.
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And like Vlad points out, the Fold could come with physical compromises: But as a status symbol, the Galaxy Fold may have no equal.
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BREAKFAST BROWSE Microsoft has released a strange-looking competitor to Apple's coveted AirPods Why have these little earbuds become such a big status symbol?
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"It's diluting the status symbol that people are working hard for," Wolff, the SVP of Client Services at relationship marketing agency RQ, told Refinery29.
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The original Super 73 was proof that Lithium Cycles had created something that could become that same kind of status symbol for e-bikes.
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Going to McDonald's wasn't a destination like it was for Starbucks, which was a status symbol in addition to a place to hang out.
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In the early aughts, owning a Bratz doll was a status symbol — and pretty indicative of whether you had a "cool mom" or not.
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The stones were a pricey status symbol before De Beers' acclaimed ad, but the retailer made them an indispensable part of the marriage ritual.
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If only the people at the status symbol hotel on a hill who wouldn't park her Ford Focus years ago could see her now.
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In addition, Chinese companies still often view a New York listing as a status symbol that helps them gain brand recognition among international investors.
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Today, an I.P.A.'s cloudy appearance has become its signifier, even a status symbol, flooding Instagram feeds and inspiring hashtags like #hazyipa and #newenglendipa.
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It's not a coincidence that hard seltzers arrived on grocery store shelves at the same time LaCroix became a strange kind of status symbol.
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Have you ever coveted a shiny status symbol, only to attain it and find that there was little of substance to keep your attention?
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A universal status symbol since ancient times, the metal's beauty, tactility and malleability have long made it the most desirable material in human adornment.
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Earn's interest is piqued, as Al has been pressing him to find a Jewish lawyer (a status symbol touted in many a rap lyric).
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Kate Spade, the acclaimed fashion designer whose cheery, practical handbags became a status symbol in the 1990s, was found dead in her Manhattan apartment.
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A bubble is perceived as a status symbol; costing $2 million to $5 million, it represents a relatively small part of a luxury investment.
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Vogue reported in 2015 that health and wellness had become a luxury status symbol, and millennials have been a driving force behind its evolution.
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The vests are also a bit of a status symbol, awarded for good performance, and they're also good for cold trading floors, they said.
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Dyson's entry into hair care would become a cult favorite of beauty fanatics and bloggers across the internet and a status symbol among salons.
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For centuries, Christian cultures repudiated them as evil, until the 16th century, when cats imported to Europe from the Mediterranean became a status symbol.
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The bangle has become a status symbol that's been worn by famous figures like Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren, as well as Kylie Jenner.
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But that doesn't mean rich millennials shy away from shopping — they're more likely to invest in a pair of luxury sneakers as a status symbol.
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It was THE status symbol for anyone in the early 2000s, and its physical keyboard made it instantly recognizable, but now the BlackBerry is dead.
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On top of taxidermied birds being a status symbol, photos and photo albums themselves were valued objects— especially as centerpieces in a house's parlour room.
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In 2018, clear, glowing skin has become a twisted status symbol, implying that those of us without a flawless complexion just aren't trying hard enough.
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In addition, a key that has a "search" symbol on it in most Chromebooks may have a round "status" symbol on it in a Pixelbook.
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Rather, the buyer is paying for such cars' value as a status symbol, which derives from the fact that very few people can afford one.
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"I never would have imagined that: someone showing off a battery as a status symbol," says Sam Jaffe, an analyst with Cairn Energy Research Advisors.
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Soundskins hits that sweet spot between drawing attention to your status symbol and fitting in with your aesthetic that's perfect for our Instagram-driven culture.
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Although the company has stated that verified accounts are not an endorsement by the site, it's seen by many as a status symbol for influencers.
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Vodka is a whole different story, and branding is even more crucial as vodka, more than any other liquor, is often considered a status symbol.
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Sleep, according to the Sunday Style section of the Times , is a new status symbol, a sign of prosperity and control in a frenetic world.
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This status symbol is now set to become an even more extravagant commodity as the government shifts its attention towards engineering a "car-lite" country.
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It is the only one of its kind ever discovered and could have functioned as a weapon and tool, as well as a status symbol.
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The wood has become highly fashionable for making ornamental furniture — a throwback to the imperial dynasties — and is a status symbol among China's newly rich.
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Cronyism reigned, and, as with most private clubs, the council functioned largely as a status symbol, and occasionally as a lever to enact petty agendas.
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Large cars can be seen as a status symbol, and sales are rising in countries like China and India where the middle class is growing.
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The now-ubiquitous phrase has been labeled our new aspirational status symbol, evidence of a "busy bragging" epidemic, and symptom of our paralyzingly overwhelmed culture.
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There were a few Lamborghinis parked outside — Lambos being the semiofficial status symbol of the crypto-wealthy — but inside, it was mostly business as usual.
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Expensive shoes have surpassed luxury handbags as a status symbol, and it&aposs because of millennials&apos desire for comfort and the rise of athleisure.
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This lingo has become common among the Russiasphere, a sort of status symbol to show that its members understand the real nature of the threat.
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At $999, the new top-of-the range iPhone X will be a luxury status symbol, particularly in faster-growing emerging markets like China and India.
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Lacoste's crocodile-emblazonded polo T-shirts have gone from being a tennis staple to a preppy class status symbol beloved by everyone from athletes to celebs.
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Worn usually snug around the neck; they were a status symbol until about 1980; they came back in style for a short time many years later.
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In all its fluffy glory, this status symbol was a staple at Fashion Month, gracing the feet of basically every industry insider you follow on Instagram.
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Moody's said the True Religion brand had "lost some relevance" since its peak in the mid 2000s, when the jeans were seen as a status symbol.
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It's not fancy, and it's not a status symbol, but it's got all the safety tech a person could want — and a touch screen — for $16,815.
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In Japan, it's considered a status symbol to buy the first and best crab caught on the first day of crab fishing season, which was Nov.
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Read more: From Converse to Air Jordans, sneakers have been a status symbol for decades — but millennials are redefining what that means in 3 major ways
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But there's something to be said for ultra-expensive footwearExpensive shoes have surpassed luxury handbags as the latest status symbol, Business Insider's Mary Hanbury previously reported.
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White Lamborghinis are popular among young Chinese women; the men often turn in their leased supercars after a few months for a newer, cooler status symbol.
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Soon after the Spades opened their first store in SoHo, Ms. Spade's designs became a coveted but accessible status symbol, winning industry awards and lifelong fans.
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The next morning, Earn's so eager to show off his newly-purchased status symbol that he's wide-eyed and alert before his alarm clock even sounds.
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The scrunchie went from queen bee status symbol to fashion roadkill and then, in another tilt of the seesaw, it rose again to rule the school.
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The iconic and coveted machines are somewhat of a status symbol now — if you have one gracing your kitchen island, then congratulations; you're chic as hell.
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In Qatar, as in several other countries in the Gulf, the falcon fulfills a variety of roles, from family pet to status symbol to racing competitor.
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But now that ISIS appears to be contained, people are looking to acquire a status symbol as they face a more hopeful future and build new careers.
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It seems like just yesterday that soy milk was popping up in grocery store aisles and on coffee shop counters everywhere like some shiny new status symbol.
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Not to mention, no other company has the full power of Apple's branding machine behind it, which has helped transform the buds into a veritable status symbol.
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For example, the cost of living in an expensive city like New York City has made the ability to raise more than two children a status symbol.
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Forget shiny Rolexes and Louis Vuitton handbags — rich people are investing more in education and health, and it shows that discreet wealth is the new status symbol
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Baby boomers turned multi-story houses with sprawling lawns into a sign of economic prosperity, but their children may be driving the downfall of this status symbol.
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Courtesans soon adopted them as a status symbol, wearing extra-high chopines, or platforms, to tower above other court members in a symbolic show of sexual dominance.
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It also became a status symbol — Dyson recently released a version of the Supersonic plated in 23.75-karat gold that sells for $499.99 — and a cult object.
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Over the years, the popularity of hard hats surged beyond safety requirement to status symbol, said Beth Rosenberg, an associate professor at Tufts University School of Medicine.
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Against that grim backdrop, turning protection against the impacts of global climate change into an expensive accessory and status symbol is a natural target for personal technology.
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So, let your garden gnomes suffer through a brown lawn this summer, and think of the earthy hues of your dead grass as the new suburban status symbol.
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There's possibly some weird classism—or at least Cool Girl-ism—to the juxtaposition between cheap fatty food and expensive status-symbol bags carried by conventionally attractive women.
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French brands like Whispering Angel began marketing their traditional unsweet rosés to Americans, transforming the coral-colored liquid from an object of derision into an aspirational status symbol.
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In reading "The Millionaire Next Door," which was originally published in 2000, I learned that many millionaires aren't the flashy status-symbol-laden rich people we might imagine.
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Since most metal credit cards come with superior perks and the potential for a high spending limit, they are seen by some as a "status symbol" of sorts.
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The Swiss watch's position as a status symbol is safe, given its luxury pricing and different watch faces and designs to choose from, said Kaul, the Omdia analyst.
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Paying for internet services and subscriptions has gone from being a sign that you lack the technical skills to find a good workaround to being a status symbol.
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They come in a plethora of colors and capacities, and aside from being a status symbol, they'll also encourage the lucky recipient to stay hydrated throughout the day.
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One advantage Canal+ has over new entrants is strong brand recognition built up over three decades in francophone Africa, where a white Canal+ dish is a status symbol.
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Though international law has banned trade in rhino horn since 1977, it's still popular in Asia, where it's used as both a folk cure and a status symbol.
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Verification on Twitter is a way of confirming a user's identity, but it's also culturally seen across the site as a major status symbol — a mark of importance.
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Well-kempt American lawns have long been a suburban status symbol, and a gorgeously maintained yard used to be the perfect way to make your neighbors green with envy.
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In the US, in 235, the original iPhone replaced the Motorola Razr — arguably the first status symbol cell phone — and has reigned with diminishing impact for over a decade.
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Certainly as a gay man I imagine some fabulous home with a partner as a status symbol, an assertion that my gayness is valid and good and even enviable.
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Meanwhile, scalping made ticketed events even more desirable as a status symbol among consumers, Yang explained, given that most of the tickets tended to re-sell at inflated prices.
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I wondered if, by being exotic and pricey compared to local staples such as noodles and kimchi, eating pizza was a bit of a status symbol in the city.
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The brand's C-covered collection of crossbodies, totes, and — who can forget — wristlets, were a sort-of status symbol, and a signifier of luxury goods that still felt attainable.
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The idea of a cool-looking credit card as a kind of status symbol feels hopelessly outdated in 2019, and yet credit card companies keep churning out "premium" cards.
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Remy Cointreau was a rare laggard, down 2.9 percent after Investec downgraded the stock, saying Chinese anti-corruption measures could affect consumption of costly status symbol products like cognac.
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With a price tag of $1,600 it was also a bit of a status symbol, with only the luckiest of kids finding one under their Christmas tree that year.
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It will become a status symbol for the well-off who are maybe a bit sick of only having one option when it comes to luxury performance electric vehicles.
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Back in 2014, Abercrombie & Fitch cut ties with the iconic moose, an status symbol for many '90s and early '00s teens, in an earlier move of its complete brand overhaul.
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Long hours have become a status symbol among the well paid, and people at these types of jobs are expected to be reachable 24/7 for more off-hours work.
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Within months, the chair became what New York magazine dubbed a "dotcom throne"—a four-figure status symbol that rose and fell and rebounded with the fortunes of Silicon Valley.
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A big boost that drove Apple to its record earnings was its release of a bigger iPhone in China, sating the country's hunger for a large-screen status symbol smartphone.
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For single, young Iranian women, it doesn't matter what style results from a surgical transformation — a nose job is a status symbol and perceived as essential to secure a husband.
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One solution, rarely discussed by politicians, would be to reduce the number of livestock owned by wealthy, urban elites, who keep vast herds on northern lands as a status symbol.
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On "Scorpion," his latest chart-topping release, Drake flexed the ultimate status symbol, having purchased the rights to unreleased vocals and scoring a posthumous feature with the King of Pop.
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Chic and casual cross-generational and cross-purpose bags are a status symbol that anyone can get on board with, even if to some it appears a bit old-fashioned.
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For a very long time in the US, the matte white box and status symbol earbuds and far preferable blue text bubbles — Apple's carefully contained ecosystem of cool — felt unshakable.
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Periodically, Mr. Combs's bodyguard (personal security for even relative nonentities being the new status symbol) reaches forward from his second row seat to fleck a snowflake from his charge's head.
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The title comes from an intricate doll house given to Nella by her new husband (Alex Hassell); the expensive status symbol begins to mirror their new life in unexpected ways.
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More replacements Still, analysts said that this doesn't spell the end of the Swiss watch as a luxury status symbol, even if it is falling behind in the smartwatch competition.
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" A curse on traffickers A 2015 EASO report says it is often family members that recruit the victims: "Sending daughters abroad has become a sort of status symbol for families.
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They&aposre prioritizing health and wellnessOne way the rich are investing their money discreetly is in health and wellness, which Vogue said in 2015 had become a luxury status symbol.
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For the insecure A-listers of the film business, an invitation to the Vanity Fair Oscar party used to be a status symbol rivaled only by winning an Oscar itself.
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Ever since the term "athleisure" earned a place in our lexicon (and Merriam-Webster's), pristine sneakers have proven themselves to be a status symbol nearly on par with red-soled pumps.
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The oversize Bayswater tote, favored by Kate Moss, became a fashion status symbol, while the Alexa satchel — named after the model and TV presenter Alexa Chung — was a runaway best seller.
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If you were lucky enough to have your own mobile phone—the ultimate status symbol of the time—then you were catapulted to the very top of the high school hierarchy.
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For women who were a little bit older, carrying a Kate Spade bag in its heyday was both a status symbol and oftentimes an entryway into the world of designer fashion.
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Patty is open to her husband's return if Stan agrees to let go of his Manhattan career — the only status symbol he has left — and get a job close to home.
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He uses remnants not only of buildings and reclaimed objects, but also of historical iconography (like the wigs worn by European gentry) that suggest their continued relevance as a status symbol.
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By cutting itself out of China, Google has lost a seriously valuable territory with 772 million internet users in exchange for the status symbol of being an advocate of free speech.
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Part 1: Wedding Bells (& Bills) If marriage is a status symbol (today, 56% of upper-class Americans are married, versus 26% of poor Americans) then weddings are the ultimate show-off.
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Not only a status symbol for display, rhino horns are also rumored to be a traditional (but unproven) kind of cure-all medicine for everything from improving sex to battling hangovers.
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The vehicle made a splash in popular culture, and also reportedly was a high-margin product for AM General, even as it courted controversy for being a gas-guzzling status symbol.
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WASHINGTON — In a city obsessed with the trappings of power, they are the ultimate status symbol: the wire-wearing, black S.U.V.-driving protective crews that come with high-level government service.
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He also talks about what it truly means to be an expert, why we should stop using busyness as a status symbol, and the virtues of knitting (or any other mindless hobby).
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"It's more like an Xbox than a Maserati," Kodali said of the Apple Watch, in response to Mashable's question about whether she thought it competed with fine watches as a status symbol.
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While large SUVs were once the ultimate status symbol for football stars, today's generation of athletes say energy efficient cars like Tesla are becoming more popular in the league than ever before.
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And it is more than a gift: it is a status symbol, demonstrating that even as a man approaches the expenses of married life, he can still splash out on a bauble.
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For those who could not otherwise afford to own a car in China's pricey metropolises, driving around is also a status symbol, even if they are paying off car loans every month.
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In Transit Today, Louis Vuitton is a luxury fashion label, a status symbol that usually hangs from a shoulder or elegantly dangles from a wrist by way of a leather logoed handbag.
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Analysts were divided on whether the price hikes will bother affluent buyers in China where, in big cities like Shanghai and Shenze, it is considered a status symbol to own a Tesla.
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This is partly due to reader preference, but also because books have become a status symbol: a physical book or shelf packed with volumes is much more visually appealing than a Kindle.
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However, the core iPhone user, the person who bought the first iPhone as a status symbol and has upgraded like clockwork to every new device each year is possibly facing a dilemma.
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Seltzer plays right into the health and wellness trendAn affinity for seltzer is just the latest embodiment of the growing health and wellness industry, which has become a status symbol among Americans.
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This notion of a vape pen as a status symbol, an object of adoration often seen in the hands of a celebrity, might partially explain the popularity of vape pens among teens.
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It seems likely that a Vegas show will become even more of a pop status symbol, offering security and proving an artist's longevity in a music industry that seems constantly in flux.
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On social media, Antelope Canyon has become more than a beautiful image of rocks in the desert — it's a status symbol, a luxurious backdrop over which to perform one's adventurousness and wanderlust.
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One of its young protagonists carries a Trapper Keeper notebook, a onetime status symbol of school hallways; another character keeps a He-Man action figure, a popular '80s toy, in his room.
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"The Apple Watch has emerged as a status symbol of its own, and offers a competitive alternative to mid-range Swiss watches," Steven Waltzer, senior analyst at Strategy Analytics, told CNN Business.
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For example, "we are already seeing that driving an electric car is becoming something of a status symbol, whereas SUVs with their high emissions are no longer considered as cool," he said.
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I called Finn to talk about why we eat what we eat, food as a status symbol, whether some tastes really are superior to others, and the relative merits of American cheese.
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In ancient China, the style was adorned with flowers or jewels, and while considered a status symbol, it was also thought to be matronly, literally — a look worn only by married women.
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The Neon Carnival has "evolved into the Vanity Fair party of Coachella's first weekend, meaning an invite and appearance represents a social status symbol of sorts," Mikey Glazer of The Wrap wrote.
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Interestingly, the dagger had a broken tip, but minimal signs of wear; the authors suggest Ötzi used his small dagger as an ornamental display, wearing it on his belt as a status symbol.
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Sports are so huge in America that any franchise gains value every single day it exists simply for existing as long as there are billionaires out there who want the ultimate status symbol.
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Then Thomas Morton headed to China to check out the trend among that country's elite of hiring white males for menial jobs as a status symbol, and what it takes to actually apply.
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Money for a pair of Christian Louboutins — the classic status symbol brand that ranges in price from the high-hundreds to mid-thousands — looks like chump change compared to the Moon Star Shoes.
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It's about a style of dance and a style of clothes, a kind of skhothane-lite, reveling in the sartorial as status symbol and dance skill as a measure of township savoir faire.
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Logan spends thousands of dollars buying Rory a Birkin bag, and she has no idea what it is or why it's such a status symbol — nor does she have any interest in it.
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And it debunked popular notions of what makes people happy (like the luxury Mercedes-Benz status symbol) and helped students understand the habits they should build to lead truly happier, more fulfilled lives.
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By the fifties, when it added its first New York store, the company had become a status symbol for royalty and celebrities, including Elizabeth II, Grace Kelly, and the future Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
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It appeals to certain types of customers who either need an exceptional amount of space, or are buying the vehicle for its styling as a status symbol — or for the image associated with it.
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Today's installment follows up on a dispatch called Rent a White Guy, exploring the Chinese trend of hiring white males for menial jobs as a status symbol, and what it takes to actually apply.
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On Thursday, popular threads on microblog site Weibo largely blamed the price for a drop in sales of what was once a must-have status symbol, with some comments taking on a patriotic bent.
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Such a thought would have been absurd just three years ago when Magic Leap was the hottest company in augmented reality, and any interaction with its secretive technology became a status symbol among techies.
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As in China, Apple products are a coveted status symbol in India, a market that analysts say is likely to overtake the United States next year to become the world's second largest smartphone market.
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It was all thanks to Rachel Comey's Legion Pant (which look like a pair of seam-rippers were to slashed across the bottoms) that this style became a status symbol among the fashion set.
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Like it or not, we live in an era where our mugs are more than just something to hold hot liquid— they're a fashion statement, a status symbol, and — wait for it — a lifestyle.
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The superyacht would also have an expansive indoor health and wellness center featuring a gym, a hydro-massage room, and a yoga studio, reflecting the wealthy's growing interest in wellness as a status symbol.
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I felt like the outsider to an exclusive club I could get access to only with a BlackBerry, and I spent many nights begging my parents for the coveted status symbol, to no avail.
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" A review by Tech Radar said Motorola's new Razr was a "bold experiment" for keeping an old look and added that the phone inherited the original version's early reputation "as a pricey status symbol.
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Kids who play the massively popular free game Fortnite say that paid skins are a major status symbol, and that they get "scorned" and feel "poor" if they stick with the default free skin.
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The poachers' bounty is an organ from the totoaba called the swim bladder, which is considered a delicacy and status symbol in China and can sell for up to $50,000 on the black market.
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I've noticed that unless it acts as a status symbol of ridiculous wealth or superior taste, a man using a bag to hold practical items to get through his day is considered distastefully feminine.
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Having a Western name was a kind of status symbol in the ethnic enclave of Southern California where I grew up, where the prosperous and so-called model minorities aimed to set themselves apart.
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That it doesn't matter what school you go to, that an Ivy League pedigree is a meaningless status symbol, and people shelling out hundreds of thousands to photoshop their kids into top schools are suckers.
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"Will they consider the watch as a possible status symbol or as an information-tool or as a design product?" asks Jean-Claude Biver, who runs the watch business at LVMH, a luxury-goods conglomerate.
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They are light-hearted satire directed at any self-important curators, programmers, and critics who forget that art answers a basic human need, rather than just serve as a status symbol for the upper classes.
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The company is setting up this device as an exclusive status-symbol of sorts, and consumers will have to shell out $999 to get one, with orders starting October 27 and shipments coming November 3.
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Read these stories next: 12 Easy Tricks For Having A Grown-Up Apartment What A Status Symbol Looks Like For Today's Teens This Teen Spent A Month Making His Girlfriend A Scrapbook Of Their Love
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The pricey bones are steeped in rice wine to create a purported aphrodisiac that has been said to help ease ailments like arthritis, and is served as a status symbol at dinner parties and events.
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The subtext here is: We assume you only want the van Gogh painting as a status symbol, which we refuse to endorse; but we will give you what you really crave, which is crass gold.
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These institutions—Eton, Harrow, Winchester, Westminster and their ilk—may be quintessentially English, but, as they have become the ultimate educational status symbol for the global super-rich, their influence today extends across the world.
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The President, especially in certain Republican circles, carries a considerable cache, meaning being member of his club, a guest at his hotel or a linksman at one of his golf courses is a status symbol.
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And we want to stick to what we need and what's best for us, but they monetize our craving for the latest status symbol or content through planned obsolescence and locking us into their platforms.
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"Miss Hybrid" shows various women wearing their hijabs but also revealing bleached blonde hair, a bandaged nose (a sign of plastic surgery, which in Iran is a status symbol), fake tans, earbuds or bubble gum.
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The other was not just a designer of handbags, accessories and other desirables but also a woman of 55 whose very trademark of a name was a status symbol for generations of women of means.
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In the age of the "It" bag, which flourished in the 1990s as a status symbol, Mr. Maier designed bags, like the best-selling Cabat, that whispered their provenance rather than shouted it with labels.
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The Mets' best starter might actually be Noah Syndergaard, but Harvey is the one with the strut, the swagger and the status-symbol private cabinet for his belongings in the locker room at Citi Field.
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Yes, Apple has always been in the status symbol business, but the function of the status symbols it usually sells to people is to help with self-improvement, as the "Better You" Apple Watch ad suggests.
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Read these stories next: Why More Social Media Usage Might Actually Lead To Loneliness What Your Instagram Posts Could Reveal About Your Mental Health For Teens On Twitter, Getting A "Moment" Is A Social Status Symbol
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This status symbol served as the backdrop for prom photos and family portraits, and, in the case of the men photographed with one hand on the hood, a reminder of the need for ownership and control.
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Until recently, Apple's relatively expensive iPhones have struggled to compete in India's cost-conscious electronics market, winning a reputation as a prized status symbol among affluent buyers, but at prices beyond the reach of ordinary consumers.
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The problem is compounded by the growing status-symbol appeal of private transport: a vogue for automobiles among Dhaka's middle classes that is adding tens of thousands of new vehicles to the city's streets every year.
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Late last year, they collaborated with Ski Mask the Slump God—who was born 8,500 miles away in Florida—on a track called "Flo Rida," a half-deranged song that uses Evian as a status symbol.
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Various characters in the movie also float the theory that dating white or light-skinned Black women is a status symbol of sorts for African-American men, a fetish with the aim of elevating one's image.
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Turn on any college football game this season, and it is a safe bet that many of the best players will be wearing single-digit numbers, which have become a status symbol at many top programs.
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The sprawling concept album, once threatened by the song-centric demands of the MP3 era, has lately reëmerged as a status symbol for pop stars who can afford to shirk the demands of old-fashioned hitmaking.
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The same old rules of what's flattering and what's "in" no longer apply, because ill-fitting pieces and no-name-brand clothing are just as fair game as A-line skirts and status-symbol bags once were.
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The first thing to know is that the Moon has no concrete strategic value: "For the next 20 or 30 years the Moon is just a geopolitical status symbol," Nicholas Wright, a U.K.-based analyst, tells Axios.
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Last month, Dassault Aviation announced plans for a new long-range business jet, renewing a battle with Gulfstream at the top end of the market as demand for the ultimate status symbol recovers from a prolonged recession.
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Earlier in the video, she said that fellow YouTuber Nikita Dragun gained 100,000 followers after posting Coachella weekend — so even if Hanna faked it, she was still benefitting from the status symbol that is attending the festival.
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According to Instagram, the checkmarks are designed simply to "help people more easily find the public figures, celebrities, and brands they want to follow," but among users, they function more or less as a mysterious status symbol.
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On its part, Apple isn't necessarily marketing Apple Card as a flashy status symbol, but the company has included a few touches to really remind you that even the physical card is, actually, still an Apple product.
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But, according to Cope, "social media allows us to brag about where we are (and) what we're doing as well as what we have," meaning that logos are no longer the key status symbol they once were.
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Even though fast food is typically associated with lower-income communities (myth busted, by the way) in the West, the sheen of American-style fast food is actually a status symbol in many countries, especially among kids.
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Despite the long history of vegetarian proteins in Chinese cuisine, many consumers in the country's growing middle class consider meat an important status symbol, or have radically different expectations from Americans about how it should be prepared.
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And Normal People seems to have emerged as a status symbol in part out of a hopeful belief in sympathetic magic: If Rooney's books can pull off this balancing act, then surely, surely her readers can too.
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Louis Vuitton is all about status, and the Horizon is bringing modern-day watch technology to the small sliver of the demographic that needs to sport a status symbol will still connecting to the internet from their wrist.
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So a few months ago, when friends and co-workers started enthusing about LaCroix and its cans appeared, to great fanfare, in our work refrigerator, I was baffled: Who turned this humble Midwestern seltzer into a status symbol?
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Then last night's Here And Now episode, "It's Coming," happened, confirming to both me and the rest of the world that there are times when no status-symbol accessory or enviable home address will protect you from racism.
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"The G-Class is also a desirable vehicle that is viewed as a status symbol, and because its body style has not changed significantly, a five-year version is almost indistinguishable from a late-model one," Ly continued.
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Piaggio's Italian two-wheeler was the ultimate status symbol for Pakistani bike aficionados in the 1960s and 70s, when bicycles outstripped motorbikes on the roads and only a handful of people could afford to import luxury items from Europe.
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What really killed the iconic smartphone brand What really killed the iconic smartphone brand It was THE status symbol for anyone in the early 2000s, and its physical keyboard made it instantly recognizable, but now the BlackBerry is dead.
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But aside from being what is basically a garbage receptacle, a status symbol, and/or a pretty accessory to complete your outfit, a bag serves as the carrier to all the secret weapons that get us through each day.
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The trip will involve meeting with doctors to dispel the idea that rhino horns have any medicinal purposes and speaking to business leaders and young people, who view rhino horns as a status symbol because of their expensive price.
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It travels the annals of bits and bytes, from the 1890s, when nobody could imagine a modern computer (much less carrying one around in their pockets), to the 1990s, when the stylus became a (thankfully short-lived) status symbol.
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Being able to exchange BBM pins used to be a status symbol of sorts in the pre-iPhone era, and even as other smartphone platforms grew, BBM retained a loyal following among many loyal BlackBerry users, including some celebrities.
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Nannies who attend the prestigious nanny school Norland College in Europe are especially sought after by high-profile families around the world, to the point where they've become the ultimate status symbol, according to Lara Pendergrast for The Spectator.
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While new private jets such as the Gulfstream G650ER can fly farther than the ACJ320neo with a similar passenger load, the latter is a more remarkable status symbol compared to the former intended for the elite of the elite.
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Once a status symbol for senior commanders and insurgents, the American-made M16 — easily sold, lost or taken from the battlefield — is now seemingly as prevalent as the Soviet-style rifles that make up much of the insurgency's arsenal.
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"Elite colleges have become a status symbol with the legitimacy of meritocracy attached to them, because getting in sanctifies you as meritorious," said Jerome Karabel, a sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley, and a historian of college admissions.
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Over the past century horses in the West have evolved from labourers into what Mr Raulff calls a "part-time job as a recreational item, a mode of therapy, a status symbol and a source of pastoral support for female puberty".
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Last year's growth showed the enduring popularity of red wine among middle-class Chinese, drawn by what they see as a status symbol also offering health benefits, OIV Director General Jean-Marie Aurand said at a news conference in Paris.
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Suzanne Mustacich, the author of " Thirsty Dragon ," a book about wine in China, told me that the élite initially paid outlandishly for mediocre vintages, and often bought wine more for its value as a status symbol than for personal enjoyment.
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Genevieve, a Jersey cow, is one of about 60 kept by Chaney's Dairy Barn in Bowling Green, Ky.Credit...Brett Carlsen for The New York Times For two fleeting decades, there was no status symbol more potent than the milk mustache.
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A private herb garden has become a status symbol, as chefs flaunt seasonings that have fallen out of favor or are hard to find, like salad burnet, its bite as cleansing as a cucumber's, or sculpit, which evokes a bashful tarragon.
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In addition, its service is favored by millennial and Gen Z shoppers who often opt for non-traditional cards and banking products, like mobile banking apps and cards that also function as status symbol cards, like the new Apple Card.
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On the whole, this movement has been a tremendous boon for Champagne, infusing the region with much-needed energy, greatly improving the overall quality and restoring the notion that Champagne is a wine, not solely a luxury object and status symbol.
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In car-obsessed Qatar, where status symbol Bentleys and BMWs zip down the Doha corniche at night, spare parts that once arrived in days from Dubai can now take weeks or even months, leaving vehicles languishing in shops and drivers frustrated.
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Instead, it's filled with scammers and con artists who prey on desperate women in the developing world to cut their hair off for a few dollars — and later sell it to rich women with means to have human hair as a status symbol.
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"Just walking around with one of their shopping bags in those days was a status symbol," said Peter Knight-Barnard, a 69-year-old retiree now in Italy, who recalled one of the first items he bought from Barneys was a cashmere sweater.
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The two-week experiment, which began on Friday, has been derided in many quarters of Delhi, where having a car and driver is a status symbol, and rush hour is usually a clamor of horn blowing, triple parking and bumper-to-bumper traffic.
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There is more than a hint of #Girlboss corporate feminism at work here, as Hollis equates having "made it" with being able to drop a lot of cash on a status-symbol bag, using purchasing power as a path to self-realization.
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But in the years since those early days, as the lines grew longer and the box-logo became a status symbol, it was easy to wonder whether the hype surrounding the streetwear side of the business had replaced the brand's dedication to skateboarding.
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The higher-priced Range Rover is certainly still an off-road capable vehicle, though it has often been favored just as much as a status symbol by wealthy drivers more likely to cruise through Miami Beach than barrel across the African savannah.
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Read more: AirPods have become a millennial status symbol, and Apple's earnings suggest they could be its next big thing after the iPhoneIt's unclear whether Apple will absorb the tariff or pass it on to consumers, thus making affected products more expensive.
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Considering that the G24.5 is more than quick enough to overwhelm the chassis, we probably wouldn't recommend stepping up to the G24 unless you're not fussed about value and want the top-dog G-Class as a status symbol or straight-line dragster.
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Caroline de Maigret, one of the authors of "How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are: Love, Style, and Bad Habits" and a Chanel brand ambassador, said that the stigma once attached to the hat as a status symbol has almost entirely disappeared.
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Getting a Moment has become a badge of pride — a social status symbol of sorts — for some younger users, who make up the majority of the section's viewership: According to Twitter, 60% of the people using Moments are under 25, while 84% are under 35.
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Who can blame us when pulling a Glossier lip gloss out of your makeup bag, or decorating your vanity with the latest Diptyque perfume, has become a status symbol akin to wearing a Chanel Boy Bag at your hip and Gucci loafers on your feet?
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What little wine that was drunk in Mexico was quaffed in smart restaurants by rich people, and they would stick to the big, status-symbol labels from Rioja, Ribera del Duero, and Bordeaux—a far cry from anything that 99 percent of Mexicans could afford.
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Two things have been true about every teenage status symbol since the beginning of time: The most popular girl in school had one, and your parents told you it was way too expensive (but they'll keep it in mind for your next birthday...maybe).
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A new study published this week by a collaboration of very serious academic institutions has come up with a finding that's equal parts trivial and amusing: higher testosterone levels in men have been shown to stimulate a higher preference for luxury or status symbol goods.
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Driven by a demand in China and Vietnam, where it is thought to be a cure for a variety of ailments and a status symbol, rhino horn sells for up to $100,000 per kilo on the black market - more than the price of platinum.
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The introduction of the blue checkmark created a tiny minority of users who enjoy both the status symbol of being declared a Very Important Person and preferential treatment from the company's product and engineering divisions, which devise special features for those with large followings.
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Founded in 303 by Chinese-American May Yang, this small brand and its colorful embroidered totes and purses has become a status symbol for aid workers, diplomats, and foreign officials, who know that what you wear and carry is its own diplomatic morse code.
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Photo: GettyA blue checkmark on Twitter is seen by some as status symbol, but as the platform becomes an increasingly hellish space to navigate—one proliferated with fake profiles and bots—CEO Jack Dorsey announced yesterday that the company intends to make verification available to all users.
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Championed on Etsy and blogs, at the increasingly popular Vogue Knitting Live conventions, and in little neighborhood wool shops springing up like so many felted mushrooms, elaborate artisanal knits — which require loving maintenance to avoid stretches, pulls and holes — have become a guilt-free status symbol.
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We have paused all general verifications while we work and will report back soon But Twitter's verification system has also become a status symbol over the years, in part because the group of verified users on Twitter is a very small portion of the overall user base.
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The first thing to know is that putting people on the Moon has no concrete strategic value — its geostrategic stature is all in our minds: "For the next 20 or 30 years the Moon is just a geopolitical status symbol," said Nicholas Wright, a U.K.-based analyst.
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The spotlight on President Donald Trump's club — which has an annual membership fee of $200,000 — has transformed Mar-a-Lago into a status symbol for rich and ambitious Chinese seeking to follow the footsteps of their country's most powerful man, according to Charles Pittar, CEO of Juwai.com.
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The wallet-sized piece of plastic, depicting a golden sunset slipping behind a mountain range overlooking a lake, became a status symbol for hunting and fishing enthusiasts over the years, giving its users 299 percent back in points to use in any of Cabela's 6003 stores.
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That show had so many weird phones.) Other phone makers try to mimic the status symbol strategy — LG's enV (pronounced "envy") came close in 2006 — but a decade later, it remains to be seen if that cool-girl magic can be recreated for a post-smartphone audience.
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Up until recently, one of my only productive strategies for working with fear was dressing with intention — draping myself in loosefitting clothing that tempered my body's sexuality; procuring status-symbol items to signal I belonged; and peppering my wardrobe with kooky statement pieces to attract kindred spirits.
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Soon after Grindr came online, it would spawn countless copycats on both the iOS and Android platforms, like Scruff, Jack'd, and Hornet, but in the beginning, it was primarily for well-off gay men with the newest status symbol: an iPhone, which that year cost $599 US, fully loaded.
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But it did not seem out of place at Midtown's Hatsuhana in 183 when The Times anointed it with four stars — one of five restaurants in the city at the time to receive the honor — transforming sushi in Manhattan from an expensive, forbidding novelty into an enduring status symbol.
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It's almost identical to the placeholders feature OneDrive used to have in Windows 8.1 before it was cut from Windows 10, and Files On-Demand is actually improved with a better status symbol in File Explorer that shows you which files and folders are synced for offline usage.
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And all of it is underpinned by Apple's privacy pledge and relatively solid security track record, as well as the luxury status symbol provided by an Apple-branded piece of titanium, with its number-less design that non-coincidentally makes it easy to gloat about on social media.
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Graduates earn between $36,493 and $58,552 in London and between $48,793 and $84,343 outside of London,You can spot a Norland nanny by their uniform — a brown dress or trousers, brown shoes, and dark tights — which acts as a status symbol in its own right, Dekel-Daks reported.
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There's a sense that Barry sees Fitzgerald's work (and a whole canon of American literature) largely as a status symbol—that, like the absurdly expensive whisky and watches he favors, he likes literary prestige and the perception of seriousness more than the work of analyzing and interpreting text.
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The fish has become so deeply ingrained as a status symbol that it was even featured in the latest installment of Kevin Kwan's "Crazy Rich Asians," a popular series of novels about the lives of Singapore's elite, in the form of a $250,000 super red arowana named Valentino.
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One hundred and seventeen years and millions of tires later, Michelin's three-star system (one-star: "A very good restaurant in its category", two stars: "Excellent cooking, worth a detour," and three stars: "Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey") has become the ultimate status symbol for chefs around the world.
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Despite massive conservation efforts across Asia and Africa, the growing demand for rhino horn has continued to elevate a black market where the horn is sold both as a status symbol, and as an ingredient in alternative medicines and aphrodisiacs–despite no scientific evidence supporting its effectiveness for such purposes.
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During the Cold War, the KGB notoriously recruited several public-school-educated British boys as spies and double agents, but Russia's relationship with the status-symbol boarding schools today is far more open, visible, and lucrative, both to the schools themselves and the highly paid consultants who ease the admissions process.
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Read more: AirPods have become a millennial status symbol, and Apple's earnings suggest they could be its next big thing after the iPhoneIt's not the first time a report has suggested that Apple may bring the Apple Pencil to its smartphones, but it's certainly one of the less-circulated rumors.
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But it very well could make it more difficult for the company to sell its highly profitable, status symbol vehicles, and it would shift economic power into the hands of ride hailing networks like Uber and Lyft that can operate with any style of car, as long as it meets a basic standard.
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As a fan of retro tech, this was a really cool way to show how some of the more recognized gadgets in his collection were inspiration for the phones, laptops, and tablets we use today; as well as shine a light on how a cultural status symbol was developing around consumer technology.
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Read more: A foreign passport is the latest status symbol, and rich people are spending up to $210,25 to buy itMalta offers wealthy people 2 different ways to buy their way into citizenship via real estate Malta's individual-investor program (IIP) offers citizenship to applicants who rent or buy a property, Bloomfield reported.
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While Starbucks coffee can be an everyday indulgence for urbanites in the West, with a price tag of 30 yuan (US$4.43) for a medium latte in Shanghai, it is still a brand with plenty of snob appeal – a status symbol for the emerging Chinese middle class and a "liquid luxury" for an average worker.
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And to be sure, there's a real difference between Angela's situation (where her mother mostly seems to want a baby as a status symbol) and Nicole's (where Serena Joy really does want to be a mom and seems like she might be an okay one if she could just not be evil for 10 seconds).
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Here's how it went from airline status symbol to reject in just 10 years"We want to demonstrate to our members that we are committing to them for the long-haul and giving customers a lifetime to use miles is an exceptionally meaningful benefit," United's vice president of loyalty, Luc Bondar, said in an announcement.
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The newest iPhone, whose name has already leaked out as iPhone X, will be like the original in that it will be higher in price than most people are used to paying for phones, it will be constrained in availability due to the difficulty of its manufacture, and it will serve as a status symbol for its owners.
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Though the elusive blue check mark has long been deemed a status symbol on the app, its original intent was far more practical: Instagram introduced verification in 2014 as a way for users who were at the highest risk of impersonation — usually A-listers and prominent public figures — to let followers know which account was their real account.
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I suppose it should come as no surprise that there was once a presidential YACHT (the last version being the U.S.S. Sequoia), and I confess that it was a bit gratifying to learn that President Jimmy Carter was the one who jettisoned the floating status symbol as part of his efforts to dispense with governmental extravagance.
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Known for its uninterrupted 21920-year history of producing mostly men's watches of extreme precision and style — from the coveted perpetual calendar chronograph wristwatches of the mid-133th century to its sporty 213 status symbol, the Nautilus — Patek Philippe tops the mechanical watchmaking pyramid with an annual production of 21969,276 timepieces and an estimated $1.3 billion in sales.
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In a world where the bombproof bunker has replaced the Tesla as the hot status symbol for young Silicon Valley plutocrats, everyone, it seems, is a "prepper," even if the "prep" in question just means he is stashing a well-stocked "bug-out bag" alongside his Louis Vuitton luggage in a Range Rover pointed toward Litchfield County, Conn.
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Today, China is Apple's second-largest market after the United States — Chinese consumers spent $59 billion on Apple products in the last fiscal year — and the iPhone, the company's top seller, has become both a status symbol and a form of personal security, given how difficult the device is to break into in a country where people increasingly worry about hacking and cybercrime.
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And somehow, along the way, especially for women in a certain income bracket, paying a significant chunk of money for a 45-minute exercise class, all in the hopes of sculpting an idealized body, became part of the norm, or, at least, a luxury status symbol (think of all the branded Pure Barre, SoulCycle and Physique 57 swag) urban millennials need in on.
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The specialized fitness studio, not only incurs a sense of belonging (people, okay I, love complaining about the "torture" of a fitness class on social media) and creates a somewhat falsified community, but also exists as a status symbol — look how far you've made it to be able to throw out money on several hours of specialized physical torture each week.
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I told him that I'd only been doing admissions for a little while now, and no one could know for certain, but I thought his daughter would probably get in — yes, she's a girl, but she was also a legacy, which wasn't only a status symbol, but would indicate to admissions officers that she was more likely to enroll after general admission.
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The visard was as much a status symbol as it was an impractical early form of sun protection, meant to preserve the (hugely problematic) Elizabethan-era class indicator of pale skin and to tell everyone, "Why, yes, I do take frequent joy rides in my fancy open carriage," without saying a word (because you couldn't, with that bead all up in there).
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Beyond actually eating tofu, it's also been invoked in creative ways: it's been characterized as a paler form of beef, used to threaten rival MCs, and held up as an unlikely status symbol (not to mention at least one case of an artist blaming its placement in their local Whole Foods for scuppering a romantic tryst.)Read more on Noisey
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And with that, Mr. Trump staked claim to an issue that has become a pet cause for a group that, generally speaking, would just as soon wear a Power Rangers helmet as a "Make America Great Again" hat: the urban beards-and-selvage-jeans set who transformed the "Made in U.S.A." clothing label into a men's wear status symbol over the past decade.
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But through a mutual appreciation of wealth and women, and years of occupying adjacent real estate in Palm Beach and on Page Six, the lives of the two men routinely intersected for decades — until the connection turned from a status symbol into a liability, and Mr. Trump made sure to publicize the fact that he had barred his onetime friend from his clubs.
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But through a mutual appreciation of wealth and women, and years of occupying adjacent real estate in Palm Beach and on Page Six, the lives of the two men routinely intersected for decades — until the connection turned from a status symbol into a liability, and Mr. Trump made sure to publicize the fact that he had barred his onetime friend from his clubs.
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Beyond actually eating tofu, it's also been invoked in creative ways: it's been characterized as a paler form of beef, used to threaten rival MCs, and held up as an unlikely status symbol (not to mention at least one case of an artist blaming its placement in their local Whole Foods for scuppering a romantic tryst.) Read on for your rap-centric primer on the tofu game.
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Cape Town's more than 4 million residents have been told to cut their daily limits from 87 liters (0.13 gallons) to 50 liters per person (13.2 gallons.) That's the equivalent of a six-minute shower with a low-flow showerhead in a city where they already line up with containers at outdoor springs, leave toilets unflushed — and where the province's top local politician calls unwashed hair a status symbol.
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The ability to rise above some of the worst traffic in the country has become not just a status symbol but a necessity "for a certain class of wealthy Angeleno who use helicopters to escape the tyranny of the 405 freeway and the downtown gridlock," said D.J. Waldie, a Los Angeles native who has written about the city's helicopters and is best known for "Holy Land," his memoir of suburbia.
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Read more: A rise in discreet wealth is creating a new type of status symbol, and the elite are spending their money on 5 key lifestyle choices to keep up with itIn the US, the top 1% have been spending less on material goods since 2007, wrote Elizabeth Currid-Halkett in her book, "The Sum of Small Things: A Theory of an Aspirational Class," citing data from the US Consumer Expenditure Survey.
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Children who play the hit game Fortnite say that paid skins are a major status symbol inside the game, and that they are scorned and seen as "poor" if they stick to the free, default skin, according to a report by the Children's Commission, a public body in the UK.Fortnite is free to play, but people can buy equipment and costumes for their in-game avatars to wear during battles, known as skins.
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Here's how it went from airline status symbol to reject in just 10 yearsA new Chicago ride-hailing law reveals for the first time what Uber and Lyft really chargeAfrican-American and Hispanic former Tesla employees allegedly said they heard racial slurs and were passed over for promotions that went to less-qualified white colleagues at Tesla's Buffalo factoryAirlines are joining in on Black Friday with major flight sales — here's how you can save
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Read more:Nike made a special pair of personalized Air Jordans for President ObamaDior and Nike just debuted a new sneaker collaboration: the &aposAir Dior,&apos rumored to be one of the most expensive Jordan collections ever sold at nearly $2,000From Converse to Air Jordans, sneakers have been a status symbol for decades — but millennials are redefining what that means in 3 major waysThe price of Nike Air Jordans and LeBrons through the years is fitting of their namesakes
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Score: 4.8Travel tips for Singapore:I visited Singapore, the outlandishly wealthy setting of 'Crazy Rich Asians,' and was surprised by how much fun you can have even without billions50 mouthwatering photos of street food in SingaporeThe world's best airport just unveiled a $1.25 billion glass dome mall with a rainforest, waterfalls, and bejeweled cloudsWhat it's like living as a billionaire in Singapore, the most expensive city in the world, where wealthy residents are worth a combined $1 trillion and limited land makes owning a house the ultimate 'status symbol'
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