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clique

[kleek, klik] / klik, klɪk /


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In one of the report's strongest criticisms, the committee said: "A company described by its leadership as having a 'family feel' is perhaps better described as an unaccountable clique."

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Miller was popular in the sense that she was part of a clique and had social status, but her former classmates said that popularity shouldn’t be confused with being well liked.

From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025

The only member of the clique of hyperscalers to authorize new buybacks this year has been Alphabet, which said back in April that it would purchase up to $70 billion.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

But as the script by Holly Gent and Vincent Palmo Jr. notes, this clique is in transition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

Mpandhlani and his clique, though while the compound was in operation never went hungry, fell on hard times when it was suddenly closed down, and the clique broke up.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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