elite

Laura has become part of the elite group to complete the "full house"

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

He attended the elite boarding school Eton, later revealing his hurt over William allegedly ignoring him while also there.

From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026

Homes in suburbs adjacent to elite private schools often sell for more, she said, based on her experience.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

She said she is glad her career lasted long enough to allow her to play against two elite playmakers — Minnesota Lynx guard Olivia Miles and Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Inside Morgan Stanley, there was apparently never much question whether the company’s elite risk takers should be allowed to buy $16 billion in subprime mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Watches are one of many status symbols for Silicon Valley elites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 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 system, known as servi-cha, or service car, was invented in the late 1990s by government and military elites to milk cash from traders who needed to move themselves and their goods around the country.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden