elites
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Nadezhdin, who worked in the government in the 1990s and was also a lawmaker in parliament, said Russian elites are frustrated but too afraid to act.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Its carefully planned streets and advanced brick drainage systems indicate that resources were directed toward shared infrastructure rather than monuments celebrating rulers or religious elites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
“The measure targets ultrawealthy out-of-city residents and global elites who use New York City real estate as a vehicle for wealth storage rather than as homes,” he said in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
It was a story we Mexicans know too well — we’re talented, just not yet at the level of the elites of the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the New World the ability to write was confined to small elites among some peoples of modern Mexico and neighboring areas far to the north of the Inca Empire.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
