clique
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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
Set in a Dallas shopping mall, “Forbidden Fruits” revolves around an elite clique of retail employees who run a witches’ coven out of the basement of their boho boutique Free Eden.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
So they focus on the people, who are quite the colorful clique of keglers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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
As we settle in to the clique, it becomes our universe.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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