aristocracy
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In medieval England, venison with its gamey taste was highly prized by the aristocracy.
From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025
Federalists in Congress said the columned walkways had a whiff of aristocracy unbefitting the building’s democratic simplicity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 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
It came in as a refreshingly new concept: a more relaxed club for creators, thinkers and creative entrepreneurs, who might have felt like they didn't belong in the enclaves of the old aristocracy.
From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025
They were forming a new aristocracy, a new breed of glittering men, and Chamberlain had come to crush it.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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