aristocracy
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Whatever approach Xi takes, he wouldn’t be able to call upon officers with Zhang’s unique stature as a combat veteran and member of China’s red aristocracy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
Most convicts had been found guilty of theft, with many being repeat offenders, but some were deported for crimes as petty as trampling on the turnips of the local aristocracy.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
Marie Antoinette would be executed in October of the same year; French fashion influence was a sign of an effete aristocracy that was potentially losing its grip.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025
The North has those huge bloody cities and a thousand religions, and the only aristocracy is the aristocracy of wealth.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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