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Which poet helped reintroduce the word elite into English through his epic poem Don Juan?

elite

[ih-leet, ay-leet] / ɪˈlit, eɪˈlit /




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A return against a lower-ranked opponent could help restore confidence, but questions remain over whether Wardley can make the adjustments needed to challenge the division's elite again.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

We’ll also get a better sense of what the future might hold for Ohtani as a two-way player, and for his potential to perform at an elite level on both sides of the ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The buzz among the world’s financial-policy elite underscores how AI and the companies behind it have become deeply entwined with almost the entire global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

In search of relief, some recreational gym-goers are adopting the kind of recovery techniques once reserved for elite athletes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Lilya and Katya hadn’t been with them long before the regiment was honored with the elite title of 73rd Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment in March 1943.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Instead, they are the subject of an imagined plotline in which the military or some group of elites has access to extraordinarily advanced technology that can quickly and painlessly cure the human body of anything.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Rowing chiefs contacted by the BBC before Thursday's decision declined to comment directly on Crisafulli's "elites" remarks.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

It will help us explain why in the Ramesside period, officials such as Paser chose to reuse, modify or build tombs adjacent to the monuments of the preceding 18th-dynasty elites.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

Dictators also use outside pressure to rally their populations, especially among elites.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

The existence of such elites goes against the most fundamental principles of natural selection, since these dominant members of society willingly give up procreation.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari


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