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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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Sue Smith: England have an elite manager who knows how to win things.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"After 16 years in elite sport, I know when performance suffers, you dive into the core of the issue, change the culture and you build a team that can deliver," she wrote.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Early-enrollment rules mean elite recruits are cashing NIL checks while their classmates are still in high school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“It says a lot about the impact they made on ‘Survivor’ and the reputation they earned as elite players and compelling personalities.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

What’s more, as John Adams so nicely put it, “in Virginia all Geese are Swans,” meaning that Virginia’s elite genuinely believed that it had almost singlehandedly launched and led the war for independence.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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