elite
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Sparta’s class of elite warriors were freed from ordinary work, their needs met by slaves.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
"At elite sports schools, talented students were usually selected and trained from elementary or middle school."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Theoretically, at its top supported speed, the X Ultra S could help you run an elite four-minute mile.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
“He brings us tremendous value with his ability to recruit elite players nationally, but especially the impact he can have for us recruiting the great state of Louisiana.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Instead, he was “a 36-year-old unshaven woolly-headed Guardsman in wrinkled flight suit and scuffed boots” facing “a cadre of handsome, young Marine officers—the President’s elite fliers: close-cropped, fresh-shaved, immaculate in tailored flight suits, spit-shined boots.”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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