coterie

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This is a novel about pettiness, middle-class superficiality, disloyalty, prejudice and cruelty, with this coterie of rather vile friends acting as a microcosm for a society in decline.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

MetaX Integrated Circuits, the Chinese AI chipmaker and part of a coterie of fast-growing tech stocks known as the “Little Dragons,” enjoyed a wildly successful launch on the Shanghai exchange Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

During Newby’s tenure as chief justice, a cartoon has hung in the Supreme Court depicting him as Superman, surrounded by a coterie of conservative appellate justices caricatured as other members of DC Comics’ Justice League.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

As in many such shows, there is a coterie of easily distinguishable friends at its center.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

This included business leaders, politicians, and poets, plus a coterie of famous people, from singers to athletes.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama