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elite

[ih-leet, ey-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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They add that Ivy Leagues and other elite schools that went test-optional in the pandemic have reversed course.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"We're elite in everything we do in terms of preparation and the performance lacked in everything."

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The guest list included Amodei himself, plus the company’s top scientist and other key executives, as well as AI luminaries and members of the Silicon Valley elite.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

To outsiders, investing can seem like an elite country club with its own rules.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

During World War II, he was among the elite scientists recruited to a secret lab called Los Alamos, in the mountains of New Mexico.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

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

The institutions and elites that had sustained interest in Greek literature and the ancient past were swept away.

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 major argument running through the letters throughout 1813–1814 concerned their different definitions of social equality and the role of elites in leading and governing the American republic.

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




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