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as in aristocracy
individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class
the winners of this science award represent the elite of our high schools
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as in nobility
the highest class in a society
the country's elite owned or controlled most of the wealth
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Recent Examples of elite
Bernard Hudson, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
With Bill Belichick set to prowl the sidelines again after a brief post-Pats cooldown period, the 72-year-old mastermind joins an elite club of former head coaches who’ve used media as a launching pad for a return trip to the X’s and O’s.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Adherents of QAnon claim the deep state works with a cabal of pedophile elites to secretly traffic children and harvest a chemical from their blood.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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For a vocal portion of the elite national security establishment, however, the remedy for that skepticism is not to entertain that its critics may have a point, but to demand reflexive obedience to an outdated consensus that may no longer be fit for purpose.
—Bernard Hudson, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
With Bill Belichick set to prowl the sidelines again after a brief post-Pats cooldown period, the 72-year-old mastermind joins an elite club of former head coaches who’ve used media as a launching pad for a return trip to the X’s and O’s.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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The ship always seems to simply right itself, to return to what elites pretended was the natural order of things.
—Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Adherents of QAnon claim the deep state works with a cabal of pedophile elites to secretly traffic children and harvest a chemical from their blood.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
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Get the Envelope newsletter for exclusive awards season coverage, behind-the-scenes stories from the Envelope podcast and columnist Glenn Whipp’s must-read analysis.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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Breaking Baz: Our man had an exclusive one-on-one with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Two worlds, one of a dwindling aristocracy, and the other of racing capitalism converge and throw up a whirlwind of clashing ambitions, steamy romance, chic couture and fashion-forward Instagrammable moments.Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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When the Norman Conquest in 1066 installed a French feudal aristocracy in the British Isles, the invaders brought with them a love of winemaking.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2024
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There were seven Crusades, which cut down the flower of Europe’s nobility and annihilated innumerable poor serfs for a period of more than 150 years until 1270.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 Dec. 2024
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Collection There’s a nobility that usually comes with characters who overcome disabilities, to say nothing of the actors who play them, but one of the dark pleasures of Matchstick Men is that triumph over adversity means being the most effective criminal possible.Scott Tobias, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
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While serving in Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the special counsel concocted a novel legal case against Biden’s foremost political opponent and would have been happy to try Donald Trump in the midst of the presidential election campaign.Rich Lowry, National Review, 10 Dec. 2024
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The days leading up to Christmas are some of the most special—when our homes are filled with twinkling lights, cheerful decorations, and the cozy, unmistakable feeling of holiday magic.Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2024
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Could that kind of discovery make septuagenarian runners reach personal bests?Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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Be an observable champion of associates' demonstrations of their personal bests.Chip Bell, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The Whitehaven neighborhood had developed in the late 19th century and attracted as residents the Memphis gentry.Michael T. Bertrand, The Conversation, 5 June 2024
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Weather permitting but even in the occasional, rejuvenating drizzle, in wellies and hunting jackets like English gentry, Asher and Carol would tramp the grounds with the trio of dogs manic over every deer or rabbit.Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
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And that same place gives the Eagles, 49ers and Cowboys better odds of winning the Super Bowl than the Lions at plus-2,000.Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2023
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Implementing better protocol for detection and providing translation services to parents in these areas is essential so they can get diagnosed and referred, said Beckerman.Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
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Pieces include a 100 percent cotton Japanese French terry top with raglan sleeves and oversized chest pockets, a short-pile cotton velvet hoodie and a medium-weight, cotton twill overshirt.Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 Dec. 2024
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By the time that showdown in Montjuic comes around, bitter rival Real Madrid could be a single point clear at the top of the La Liga table after previously trailing Barca by as many as six.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Elite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elite. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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